taking the piss

English

3/5 · Vulgar

What it means

Mocking someone, or behaving unreasonably.

Pronunciation Heard as “takin the piss”

English spellings approximate sounds and omit some contrasts. Use as retrieval hints, not authoritative pronunciation.

Used as Coarse / informal
How it's used

British and Commonwealth idiom.

How strong is it? 3/5 · Vulgar

British and Commonwealth idiom. Ratings are contextual editorial estimates, not calibrated probabilities.

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