Mickey

[ mik-ee ]
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noun,plural Mick·eys.
  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.

  1. a male or female given name.

adjective
  1. (sometimes lowercase) mickey mouse.

Origin of Mickey

1
1925–30, Americanism;Mick (see Mick) + -ey2

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How to use Mickey in a sentence

  • Certainly, replied Betty as she threw up her hands in pretended horror at Mickeys cornet and statement.

    Betty Lee, Junior | Harriet Pyne Grove

British Dictionary definitions for mickey (1 of 3)

mickey1

micky

/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /


noun
  1. take the mickey or take the mickey out of someone informal to tease someone

Origin of mickey

1
C20: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for mickey (2 of 3)

mickey2

micky

/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /


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

British Dictionary definitions for mickey (3 of 3)

mickey3

/ (ˈmɪkɪ) /


noun
  1. Canadian a liquor bottle of 0.375 litre capacity, flat on one side and curved on the other to fit into a pocket

Origin of mickey

3
C20: of unknown origin

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