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 a potato, especially a roasted Irish potato.
a male or female given name.
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Mark Loftus has been a New York Yankees fan since the days when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were smashing home runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
They would go on to work together at the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, where Iwerks designed and animated “Plane Crazy,” the first Mickey Mouse cartoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
The costume was originally owned by the late Mickey Wills, Blobbyland's former head of entertainment, who also performed high-energy shows daily at the theme park.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Mickey Mouse doesn’t age, doesn’t have bad hair days, and never asks for a raise on sequels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
When the Mickey Mouse was finished Singer put on a Popeye film.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Some people might feel it is taking the mickey for Hull to be mentioned in the same breath as tourism gems like Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro and Hawaii.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
Bunce said that Hatton "lived life fully" but was always willing "to take the mickey out of himself".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
"Maybe it's not a bad lesson to learn that you've got to have the mickey taken out of you occasionally," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
You take the mickey out of yourself and other people.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
Doesn't necessarily have the belittling connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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
When Mickey Mouse starred in the 1933 cartoon “The Mail Pilot,” little pilot Mickeys flew off the toy shelves.
From Washington Post ● May 8, 2018
And two things: first, I've got an eye on the Mickeys of this city.
From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene
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