Mickey

[ mik-ee ]

noun

, plural Mick·eys.

1. Also called Mickey 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 a potato, especially a roasted Irish potato.
3. a male or female given name.

adjective

1. (sometimes lowercase) mickey mouse.

mickey

¹

/ ˈmɪkɪ /

noun

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

mickey

²

/ ˈmɪkɪ /

noun

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

mickey

³

/ ˈmɪkɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mickey¹

1925–30, Americanism; Mick ( Mick ) + -ey ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mickey¹

C20: of unknown origin

Origin of Mickey²

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

“The Mickeys are too hot,” Mr. Lopreto wrote to his partners in emails obtained by investigators.

From New York Times

For their ceremony at Disney’s Beach and Yacht Club Resort in Orlando, the couple envisioned something elegant and traditional, minus the gimmicks and characters — save for a few hundred “hidden Mickeys” scattered throughout the venue.

From Washington Post

One piece distributes Mickeys across a plastic expanse in the shape of the continental United States, with splashes of glossy paint and “this land was made for you and me” in individual letters.

From Washington Post

And two things: first, I've got an eye on the Mickeys of this city.

From Project Gutenberg