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Take the mickey
To take the mickey means to mock someone in a teasing way. The full pattern is "take the mickey out of someone". It is informal but not rude; the harsher variant "take the piss" is vulgar and should be avoided in mixed company.
Examples in context
Stop taking the mickey out of my accent!
Stop taking the mickey out of my accent!
They were taking the mickey, but nobody minded.
They were taking the mickey, but nobody minded.
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