micky

[ mik-ee ]

/ ˈmɪk i /

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noun, plural mick·ies.(sometimes initial capital letter)

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Micky Rosenfeld, the foreign press spokesman for the Israel Police, got to me first.
Is This What God Had In Mind For Jerusalem Day?|Elisheva Goldberg|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I had to make this movie and I had to be the one to play Micky.
Mark Wahlberg's Oscar Pitch|Marlow Stern|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
To Hal that night Mad Micky appeared as the one bright spot on the dark horizon of his childish sorrow.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, January 1904, No. 157|Various
I'm so sorry to be late, but Micky nearly got shipwrecked this time, the wind was so high, and his mast broke.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, January 1904, No. 157|Various

Here a laugh ensued at the expense of Micky Mackavoy, who certainly was under a very heavy drip from the imperfect roof.
Handy Andy, Volume 2 (of 2)|Samuel Lover
For the tendher mercy, Micky Lavery, make me sinsible, and don't disthract me—is the boy married?
Handy Andy, Volume 2 (of 2)|Samuel Lover
So you live in the docks with your coffee-barrow, mother, that you may be sure not to miss Micky when he comes ashore?
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books|Horatia K. F. Eden