Mickey
Synonym of MickSynonym of Mick.: A Roman Catholic person.
» Mary is taking the mickey out of Tom.
Maria nimmt Tom auf die Schippe.
Мері кепкує з Тома.
Meaning
4 senses(informal, rare)A Mickey Mouse cartoon.
Synonym of Mick.
(derogatory, offensive, slang)A Roman Catholic person.
(US, derogatory, offensive, slang)An Irishman.
(historical, slang)A type of bombsight assisted by radar.
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
Examples
25 sentencesMary is taking the mickey out of Tom.
Мері кепкує з Тома.
deMaria nimmt Tom auf die Schippe.
Are you taking the mickey?
Жартуєш?
Are you taking the mickey out of me?
Mary took the mickey out of Tom's dramatic reaction to a tiny spider.
Мері кепкувала з Тома через його істерику через дрібного павука.
Mickey is such a control freak.
Origin
The proper noun is derived from Mick (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”) + -ey (The proper noun is derived from Mick (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”) + -ey (a variant of -y (diminutive suffix)).
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