Mickey
noun
a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.
Mickey
American
[mik-ee]
/ ˈmɪk i /
noun
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Mickeys
plural
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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.
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(often lowercase) Also a potato, especially a roasted Irish potato.
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a male or female given name.
adjective
mickey
1
British
/ ˈmɪkɪ /
noun
mickey
2
British
/ ˈmɪkɪ /
noun
mickey
3
British
/ ˈmɪkɪ /
noun
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Origin of Mickey
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Gap defined the way a generation of Americans dressed and was a cultural touchstone for nearly two decades, under the direction of then-CEO Mickey Drexler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The original “Guild” and the way you’ve mounted this campaign feels like the work of friends, like Mickey and Judy getting the gang together in a someone’s uncle’s barn to put on a show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Overall, the hikes amounted to an average increase of about 8% or about $0.62 an item, according to website Mickey Visit, which tracks park price bumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“We were in our teens coming down to New York on the train or on the bus to audition for things, like ‘The Mickey Mouse Club,’” he told the outlet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mickey Hart was the drummer for the Grateful Dead.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
You take the mickey out of yourself and other people.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
England’s all-time leading run-scorer Alastair Cook said his former team have been complacent, while ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan warned them not to "take the mickey out of Test cricket".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
At the London airport, an official asked him, "Are you taking the mickey out of our royalty?"
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
We got through the last-16 tie with Cameroon and I remember everyone celebrating and taking the mickey out of manager Phil Neville's haircut.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2022
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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
Mickey 17 remembers the pain of all prior Mickeys, from the original through 16.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
In Columbia, South Carolina, Laura Chatterton and her husband, Chris Chatterton, both 36, have Disney merchandise throughout their home and pay homage to hidden Mickeys found throughout the parks.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
Mixed with the collection of stuffed Mickeys and Minnies are several Cabbage Patch Kids, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, and all kinds of other dolls.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2020
“The Mickeys are too hot,” Mr. Lopreto wrote to his partners in emails obtained by investigators.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2017
And two things: first, I've got an eye on the Mickeys of this city.
From Michael O'Halloran by Gene Stratton-Porter
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