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As a Brit, I've never heard of it meaning that. Is it as in "taking the mick"? Taking the Mickey Bliss -> Taking the [censored for fear of turning up in the t
by willvarfar 13y ago
As a Brit, I've never heard of it meaning that.
Is it as in "taking the mick"?
Taking the Mickey Bliss -> Taking the [censored for fear of turning up in the top 17% of vulgar HNers] --> related to it being slang for being Irish? Maybe not then.
- gamache 13y agoNo, it's completely unrelated to rhyming slang. I believe it comes from the "Mc" which often begins Irish surnames.
- BellsOnSunday 13y agoIt's more likely because Mick/Michael is such a common Irish name, as in Paddy.
- tankenmate 13y agoMc is actually more common in Scottish names (it means son of, and short for Mac), Ó (or Ua) is more common for the Irish (means grandson or less commonly progeny of).