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# mick

noun (a mick — offensive); name (Mick); in the phrase take the mick (UK/Ireland/Australia, informal)

«mick» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Mick is a short form of the name Michael. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#m1)
2. (UK/Ireland/Australia, informal) To take the mick (or mickey) out of someone means to tease or make fun of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#m2)
3. (offensive) Mick is a rude word for an Irish person; never use it this way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories Mick is a character's name. In real British, Irish and Australian speech «taking the mick» is common teasing, sometimes friendly, sometimes unkind. Phrases: «take the mick», «are you taking the mick?».

### Examples

- Uncle Mick drives a lorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#x1)
- Are you taking the mick? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#x2)
- Stop taking the mick out of my haircut! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#x3)
- They were only taking the mick — it was a joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#x4)
- Mick has 12 stickers and gives half away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#x5)
- Don't take the mick when someone makes a mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/#x6)

### Note

As a name, capital M. «Take the mick» is informal; the longer «take the mickey» means the same. Calling an Irish person «a mick» is an insult (rude).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mick/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mick» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mick.html) on Mova free.