Mickey Definition

mĭkē
mickeys
noun
Spirit; pride; brag.
Webster's New World
A roasted potato.
American Heritage
A small bottle of liquor, shaped to fit in a pocket.
American Heritage
A Mickey Finn.
American Heritage
(slang) American depression era term for a potato as in a "roasted mickey".
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
pronoun

A diminutive of the male given names Michael, Mike or Mick.

Wiktionary

A diminutive of the female given name Michaela.

Wiktionary
idiom
take the mickey out of
  • To tease or mock (someone).
American Heritage
take the mickey
  • to make fun; mock
Webster's New World
take the mickey out of
  • to deflate (a person)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mickey

Noun

Singular:
mickey
Plural:
mickeys

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Mickey

  • take the mickey out of
  • take the mickey
  • take the mickey out of

Origin of Mickey

  • Perhaps from mick

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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