TEST! Can anyone tell me where the saying "taking the p*ss" came from? I know the answer already so c'maaaan!

Question

its an interesting fact i learned today. 10 points for whoever gets it first yeeee

Answer 1

australia

definatly aussie

Answer 2

taking sh*t

Answer 3

its a British slang expression meaning to tease or ridicule, like take the mickey

Answer 4

The term sometimes refers to a form of mockery in which the mocker exaggerates the other person's characteristics; pretending to take on their attitudes, etc., in order to make them look silly.

The phrase is in common usage throughout British society, employed by headline writers in broadsheet newspapers[1] and tabloids[2] as well as colloquially and is also used in English speaking countries such as Australia.[3][4]

In colloquial usage, 'taking the p**s' is also used to refer to someone or something that makes a claim which is not in line with a recognised agreement e.g. an invoice which amounts to double the quoted price with no explanation could be said to 'take the p**s', or likewise if something consistently misses a deadline.

Origin

"Take the mickey" is an abbreviated form of the Cockney rhyming slang "take the mickey bliss"[5] ("mickey" being slang for p***s[6]), meaning to "take the p**s [out of someone]". The phrase has been noted since the 1930s.

Answer 5

who says that???? lol

i don't even know what that 'expression' as you say, means!

Answer 6

I have NO idea....

A stronger version of ''taking the Mickey'' i guess...but that is all i know...

Tell us the answer !!!

Answer 7

during WW2 bomber pilots used to gather round their bomber's wheels to pee on it for luck. that's where the saying "taking the p*ss out to the jerrys" came about.