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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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Origin of Mickey

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

Definition for mickey (2 of 2)

Wright

[ rahyt ]

/ raɪt /

noun

Charles,born 1935, U.S. poet.

Frances or Fanny,1795–1852, U.S. abolitionist and social reformer, born in Scotland.

Frank Lloyd,1867–1959, U.S. architect.

James,1927–80, U.S. poet and translator.

JosephWright of Derby,1734–97, English painter.

Joseph,1855–1935, English philologist and lexicographer.

Mary KathrynMickey,born 1935, U.S. golfer.

Or·ville

[awr-vil] /ˈɔr vɪl/,1871–1948, and his brother Wilbur, 1867–1912, U.S. aeronautical inventors.

Richard,1908–60, U.S. novelist.

Rus·sel

[ruhs-uh l] /ˈrʌs əl/,1904–76, U.S. industrial designer.

Willard HuntingtonS. S. Van Dine,1888–1939, U.S. journalist, critic, and author.

a male given name.

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Example sentences from the Web for mickey

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|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|DAILY BEAST
And 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|DAILY BEAST
If 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|DAILY BEAST

When 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|DAILY BEAST
"Well, that calls for celebration," said Mickey, as she drank her whiskey.
Hookers|Richard F. Mann
It seemed strange indeed, that a boy who had been so kindly treated, and who had seemed as happy as Mickey, should run away.
Far Off|Favell Lee Mortimer
We shant by standing here, as Mickey Lanigan said whin the bull was charging down upon himwhisht!
The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire|Edward Sylvester Ellis
The turnstiles were blocked by a sandwich board: Mickey in a Ben Franklin wig and bifocals, holding a trowel.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom|Cory Doctorow
As a precaution, Mickey O'Rooney had placed new caps upon the tubes, but had chosen to leave the charges themselves undisturbed.
In the Pecos Country|Edward Sylvester Ellis (AKA Lieutenant R.H. Jayne)

British Dictionary definitions for mickey (1 of 5)

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

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mickey²

micky

/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /

noun

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

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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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wright

/ (raɪt) /

noun

(now chiefly in combination) a person who creates, builds, or repairs something specifieda playwright; a shipwright

Word Origin for wright

Old English wryhta, wyrhta; related to Old Frisian wrichta, Old Saxon, Old High German wurhtio. See work

British Dictionary definitions for mickey (5 of 5)

Wright

/ (raɪt) /

noun

Frank Lloyd. 1869–1959, US architect, whose designs include the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1916), the Guggenheim Museum, New York (1943), and many private houses. His "organic architecture" sought a close relationship between buildings and their natural surroundings

Joseph, known as Wright of Derby . 1734–97, British painter, noted for his paintings of industrial and scientific subjects, esp The Orrery (?1765) and The Air Pump (1768)

Joseph. 1855–1930, British philologist; editor of The English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)

Judith (Arundel). 1915–2000, Australian poet, critic, and conservationist. Her collections of poetry include The Moving Image (1946), Woman to Man (1949), and A Human Pattern (1990)

Richard. 1908–60, US Black novelist and short-story writer, best known for the novel Native Son (1940)

Wilbur (1867–1912) and his brother, Orville (1871–1948), US aviation pioneers, who designed and flew the first powered aircraft (1903)

William, known as Billy . 1924–94, English footballer: winner of 105 caps

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Medical definitions for mickey

Wright

[ rīt ]

Sir Almroth Edward 1861-1947

British physician and pathologist who developed (1896) a vaccine against typhoid fever.

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