Mickey
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.
(sometimes lowercase) mickey mouse.
Origin of Mickey
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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.
Off-Road In-Line Skating Is as Dangerous as It Is Fun | Colleen Stinchcombe | March 24, 2021 | Outside OnlineSo if for no other reason, yes, it’s important that Mickey’s doing that.
Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate flag imagery as tough conversations consume Nashville | Emily Yahr | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostZambernardi’s son Paul told me that his father bought LSD to “put a Mickey on them all.”
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite | Bobbie Johnson | January 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewOut 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.
‘Power’ Star Naturi Naughton Got Engaged For Christmas | Charli Penn | January 1, 2021 | Essence.comI’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.
He said he spent his time doing “Mickey Mouse make-work,” digging though old records for long-abandoned well sites.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Somebody suggested [we give him] a $1,000 baseball signed by Mickey Mantle [in exchange for the URL],” Robinson told me.
Ben Carson’s Bizarrely Serious, Seriously Bizarre Campaign Crew | Olivia Nuzzi | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd J. Crew chairman Mickey Drexler discusses the potential of a new line.
Angelina Jolie Talks Rebellious Years in ELLE; Shape Magazine Shuns Blogger's "After" Photos | The Fashion Beast Team | May 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf not for posterity, if not for the defense of the United States Constitution, then do it for Mickey.
Our Dumb Puritan Laws: Sex Bans and Illegal Adultery | Kevin Bleyer | April 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I heard Mickey Rooney had died last week, naturally I wondered: Mickey Rooney was still alive?
Our Dumb Puritan Laws: Sex Bans and Illegal Adultery | Kevin Bleyer | April 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMickey was faithful during the following week, and the "Aurora" was finished almost to his satisfaction.
The White Shield | Myrtle ReedBy 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 CraneI stopped to listen, and soon detected in one of the speakers my friend Mickey Free; of the other I was not long in ignorance.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) | Charles LeverAs I could not help feeling some curiosity in this matter, I pressed Mickey for an explanation.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) | Charles Lever"Well, that calls for celebration," said Mickey, as she drank her whiskey.
Hookers | Richard F. Mann
British Dictionary definitions for mickey (1 of 3)
micky
/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /
take the mickey or take the mickey out of someone informal to tease someone
Origin of mickey
1British Dictionary definitions for mickey (2 of 3)
micky
/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /
Australian informal a young bull, esp one that is wild and unbranded
British Dictionary definitions for mickey (3 of 3)
/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /
Canadian a liquor bottle of 0.375 litre capacity, flat on one side and curved on the other to fit into a pocket
Origin of mickey
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