British slang

Ali Ali at zymurgy.org
Mon Jun 23 20:25:50 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 62331

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, danielle dassero <drdara at y...> 
wrote:
>>> In the use the use of the word mickey as slang is to
 slip someone some type of drug, but the way Ron uses
 it and others, I take it has a different meaning in
 the Uk, can someone help me out by explaining how they
 use it in the UK???
 
Ali replies:-

It really means to make fun of someone. We could also say to take 
the Pxss out of someone. 

According to my Oxford English Dictionary, it means to 
act "disrespectfully or teasingly towards" someone. The origin is 
unknown.

It is used alot.

Ali





More information about the HPforGrownups archive