Piss-take

//ˈpɪsteɪk// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of taking the piss. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar

    "You don't mind me saying this, but this is not a piss-take, is it? Because I know a few impressionists and you could be one of them."

  2. 2
    A parody. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar

    "The slogan reminds me of Team America, the puppet piss-take of Bush era military interventionism brought to you by the creators of Whale Whores ('America: fuck, yeah!'). But this is no piss-take."

  3. 3
    An unpleasant situation that is comparable to a parody. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar

    "this job is a piss take."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of take the piss. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, slang, vulgar

    "When someone tells a joke, the object or butt may not be present, or even a real person. Piss-taking is like the stand-up comic joke, in that both have a butt and an audience, in some cases these being one and the same."

Synonyms

All synonyms
mickey-takeparodysend-up

Example

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"You don't mind me saying this, but this is not a piss-take, is it? Because I know a few impressionists and you could be one of them."

Related phrases

piss-takery

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