2006-09-20 02:01:47 · 5 answers · asked by Demos V 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Taking the Piss Out of someone is a uniquely BRITISH COLLOQUIALISM..its the equivalent of RIBBING SOMEONE
or giving someone a" hard time" all in fun..
2006-09-20 02:10:55 · answer #1 · answered by Stan B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
during the 14th century the king of england owned a flock of hungarian dwarfs, ever so generously donated from Hungarian prince Scheitlerko. these dwarfs however had a fetish in which every day they stole the king's pee and they would lie and say "no. no twas not I who stoled the pee, it was a magical feathered rat" then suddenly the kind discovered the dwarfs feeding on the pee. they used there excuse again. the king roared out once more "£ARE YOU TAKING THE PISS?" they said yes and were banished (later he exchanged them for swedish elves). and so the phrase sprread through the land
2006-09-20 11:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by hrvatski 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
England,taking the piss out of someone is to deflate them ,insulting them
2006-09-20 09:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by Bushit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what definition you're thinking of. Kind of an English speaking universal phrase. Pick a country.
2006-09-20 09:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by auld mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally was begun in England but now used the world over..I am in Oz and my son and his mates use it all the time...
2006-09-20 09:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by ozzy chik... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋