Meanings
nounpiss-takery (uncountable)
- UKslanguncountableThe act of taking the piss.
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.
2013 October 10, Trevor Johnston, “Romeo and Juliet [film review]”, in Time Out
Origin
From piss-take + -ery, compare take the piss.
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piss-takery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piss-takery
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