Mickey

[ mik-ee ]

/ ˈmɪk i /

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noun, plural Mick·eys.

Also called Mickey Finn .Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.

(often lowercase)Also micky. a potato, especially a roasted Irish potato.

a male or female given name.

adjective

(sometimes lowercase) mickey mouse.

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Origin of Mickey

1925–30, Americanism;Mick (see Mick) + -ey²

Words nearby Mickey

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

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How to use Mickey in a sentence

In Mickey’s experience, off-road models appeal to more than just aggressive downhill skaters.
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So if for no other reason, yes, it’s important that Mickey’s doing that.
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Zambernardi’s son Paul told me that his father bought LSD to “put a Mickey on them all.”
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Out of nowhere I see Mickey, Minnie, and the whole Disney crew walk in, and then I see my parents and one of my best friends walk in behind them—all wearing their masks.
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I’ve loved it since I was a child obsessed with Mickey’s Christmas Carol, the 1983 animated short starring beloved Disney characters in the major roles.
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He said he spent his time doing “Mickey Mouse make-work,” digging though old records for long-abandoned well sites.
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“Somebody suggested [we give him] a $1,000 baseball signed by Mickey Mantle [in exchange for the URL],” Robinson told me.
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And J. Crew chairman Mickey Drexler discusses the potential of a new line.
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If not for posterity, if not for the defense of the United States Constitution, then do it for Mickey.
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When I heard Mickey Rooney had died last week, naturally I wondered: Mickey Rooney was still alive?
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Mickey was faithful during the following week, and the "Aurora" was finished almost to his satisfaction.
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By this time they were so angry that Mickey, seeing how things were going, and I being a mere lad, took me from the room.
The O'Ruddy|Stephen Crane
I stopped to listen, and soon detected in one of the speakers my friend Mickey Free; of the other I was not long in ignorance.
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As I could not help feeling some curiosity in this matter, I pressed Mickey for an explanation.
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"Well, that calls for celebration," said Mickey, as she drank her whiskey.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mickey (1 of 3)

mickey¹

micky

/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /

noun

take the mickey or take the mickey out of someone informal to tease someone

Word Origin for mickey

C20: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for Mickey (2 of 3)

mickey²

micky

/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /

noun

Australian informal a young bull, esp one that is wild and unbranded

British Dictionary definitions for Mickey (3 of 3)

mickey³

/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /

noun

Canadian a liquor bottle of 0.375 litre capacity, flat on one side and curved on the other to fit into a pocket

Word Origin for mickey

C20: of unknown origin

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