Mickey Finn

[mik-ee] Origin

Mick·ey

[mik-ee] noun, plural Mick·eys, adjective
noun
1.
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.
2.
(often lowercase) Also, micky. a potato, especially a roasted Irish potato.
3.
a male or female given name.
adjective
4.
(sometimes lowercase) mickey mouse.

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Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; Mick (see Mick) + -ey2
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Mickey Finn
 
n
slang Often shortened to: Mickey
 a.  a drink containing a drug to make the drinker unconscious, usually formed by the combination of chloral hydrate and alcohol. It can be poisonous
 b.  the drug itself
 
[C20: of unknown origin]

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Mickey Finn
"strong drink, drink laced with chloral hydrate," 1890s, of unknown origin. Presumably named after someone, but the various stories about the name cannot be substantiated.
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Mickey (Finn) definition


  1. n.
    a drink containing chloral hydrate; a drink containing a fast-acting laxative. : He slipped her a Mickey Finn, but she switched glasses.
  2. n.
    chloral hydrate as put in drinks to knock people out. : There was a Mickey Finn in this drink, wasn't there?
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