Piss-takery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of taking the piss. British, slang, uncountable

    "If they can’t make Shakespeare’s language their own, the passionate, tragic emotions on the page simply become the stuff of cliché – making ‘Wherefore art thou, Romeo?’ ripe for comedic piss-takery."

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"If they can’t make Shakespeare’s language their own, the passionate, tragic emotions on the page simply become the stuff of cliché – making ‘Wherefore art thou, Romeo?’ ripe for comedic piss-takery."

Etymology

From piss-take + -ery, compare take the piss.

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