Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piss-takery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pis-s--tak-ery
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of taking the piss.

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.

Usage

Questions

What does piss-takery mean?: The act of taking the piss.
Where does piss-takery come from?: From piss-take + -ery, compare take the piss.

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