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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Firman also recently set a record by spending $3 million for a 1951 Mickey Mantle first-generation photo used as the basis for Mantle’s celebrated 1952 Topps rookie card.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The “Roadster’s near-term significance is principally as a technology and brand showcase,” StoneX analyst Mickey Legg said in a note on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In a message to another family member she wrote: "It's very sad to see, I am keeping strong, Mickey is half the man he was."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Don’t ask his father, Mickey, what Fine might do next or any day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She told everybody she wanted a Mickey Mouse watch.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
"Where property developers are just taking the mickey, or just excess profiteering, as we know absolutely goes on... let's challenge that," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
I'm very tolerant, but I'm not tolerant of people who I believe are coming here to take the mickey.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
We thought it was a cool design and it was taking the mickey out of myself more than anything.
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
Doesn't necessarily have the belittling connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful. :micro-: pref.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond
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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