Mick

[ mik ]

/ mɪk /

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noun (often lowercase)Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term for a person of Irish birth or descent.

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Origin of Mick

First recorded in 1870–75, Americanism; generic use of Mick, diminutive or pet name of Michael

Words nearby Mick

Michigan rummy, Michoacán, Michol, micht, Michurinsk, Mick, Mickey, Mickey Finn, mickey mouse, Mickiewicz, mickle

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How to use Mick in a sentence

Artists like Mick Jagger and Van Morrison obsessively revered and imitated African-American blues and rock musicians.
The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea|Amy Zimmerman|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On my short list of the great rock voices of all time, he is battling for the top spot with Mick Jagger.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often Mick would perch on those back stairs, perusing art books as he waited for her.
The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta Garbo|Felice Picano|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mick has now settled down with his wife Gabriella Wesberry, and their daughter Romy Hucknall was born in June 2007.
Mick Hucknall Admits: Yes, I 'Probably' Have Slept With Over 1,000 Women|Tom Sykes|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Plus Lindsey served in the state house and Mick Mulvaney and Jeff Duncan have known him through that.
Lindsey Graham’s Tea Party Teflon|Patricia Murphy|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mick-e-no-ph, ——; first Chief of the tribe; full-length, sitting cross-legged.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
"We were just fixing-up to have a game of poker to-night, Mrs. Cameron," Mick Ross had said.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard
Mick Walker was the name of the oldest; he wore a ragged apron, and a paper cap.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
I'm nothing but an ordinary day-laborer, a plain Mick, a sort of a Wop, obeying orders.
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon
He came to Mick, an Irishman, who was always in trouble, and who hated the sergeant.
Anecdotes of the Great War|Carleton Britton Case

British Dictionary definitions for Mick

Mick

Mickey (ˈmɪkɪ)

/ (mɪk) /

noun

(sometimes not capital) derogatory a slang name for an Irishman or a Roman Catholic

Australian the tails side of a coin

Word Origin for Mick

C19: from the nickname for Michael

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