Taking the Mick/Mickey or Michael is a slang term in the UK used for teasing or joking.
e.g. John's just won the lottery! Are you taking the Mick?
Extracting the Mick/Mickey or Michael is also a common combination.
The story of its origin is said to have started in the 1930s when the phrase "Taking the piss" came about, this means to tease, some years later people began saying "Taking the Mickey" which originates from the cockney rhyming slang "Taking the Mickey Bliss".
It gets even better though because the Mick also stands for "to micturate" which means to urinate.
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