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What does it mean " taking mickey " in busines term. Thanks beforehand for the answer.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

It is slang, and should not be used in a business context. It is British English. I've not heard it in American English.

https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/01/frasers-phrases-taking-mickey-mean

Where does "Mickey" come from? It's either rhyming slang, where Mickey Bliss (a name of unknown origin, sadly) means p1ss, or it’s a contraction of the word micturition, meaning “urination.” There’s some debate as to why urine needs removing in the first place, some claiming that the expression arose literally, from canal boatsmen delivering urine to the wool mills in Northern England. Others claim it derived from p1ss-proud, an older slang term for a gentleman’s morning erection. As these are often caused by liquid pressure on the bladder, taking the urine out of someone would deflate the owner, possibly even taking them down a peg or two.

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