Continuing the discussion from Artist steals top 1-inch piece of England's tallest mountain:
Let’s move the derailing over here. And from the first post, too!
@falcor - wanna move all the other ones here too?
Oh, I think it’s on topic over there.
Ah, the unimpeachable Urban Dictionary.
Great source.
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I haven’t found any other sources that agree with UD.
These two align with the Cockney-rhyming-slang (CRS) origin of “Taking the Mickey Bliss”; the latter cites a first appearance in print to the 1930s.
This makes the UD article (Bing cache, since work web-blockers block that kick) problematic, in that is speculates that “Britons have been using this figure of speech for decades, if not centuries.”
Discussion of UD article vs other sources: http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6447 (Trigger warning: people referencing ngrams and other linguistic terms).
This thread cites Partridges Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional Language - a thoroughly enjoyable read, btw - which also holds to the CRS origin.
So, my verdict? Anybody trying to claim “That’s racist!” is being disingenuous, or trying to slip you a mickey so you won’t notice.
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Continuing the discussion from Artist steals top 1-inch piece of England's tallest mountain:
It’s got a good handle on where to smoke pot in the towns around here. Other notable town traits not so much.
I answered here, as the other thread seemed like it should be focusing on another subject.
Depends upon who you’re talking to…
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You’re even allowed to trot to the bog to relieve yourself, but no so often that you become known as a “bog-trotter.”
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##Internet Sleuths Discover Rarity: A Cockney Idiom That Lacks Offensive Etymology
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