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- [mik-ee]
- /ˈmɪk i/
- /ˈmɪk.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mik-ee]
- /ˈmɪk i/
Definitions of mickey word
- noun plural mickey 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. 1
- noun plural mickey (often lowercase). Also, micky. a potato, especially a roasted Irish potato. 1
- noun plural mickey a male or female given name. 1
- adjective mickey (sometimes lowercase) mickey mouse. 1
- noun mickey Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet. 1
- noun mickey Frances or Fanny, 1795–1852, U.S. abolitionist and social reformer, born in Scotland. 1
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Origin of mickey
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30, Americanism; Mick (see Mick) + -ey2
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Parts of speech for Mickey
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mickey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mickey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mickey
noun mickey
- peter — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
- mickey finn — 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.
- chloral hydrate — a colourless crystalline soluble solid produced by the reaction of chloral with water and used as a sedative and hypnotic; 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-ethanediol. Formula: CCl3CH(OH)2
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