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Mickey Mouse en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Mickey, a diminutive of the given name Michael, + mouse, referring to the species of the character. Walt Disney chose the name Mickey Mouse in 1928, changing it from Mortimer Mouse at the suggestion of his wife, Lillian, who felt the original name was too formal for the character's playful nature.
The derogatory adjectival sense developed in the US after WWII, originally applied to dance music, then broadened.
Meanings
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(derogatory, not-comparable) Of dubious or inferior quality, poorly-run; too easy to be taken seriously, trivial.
Silly greed and social ambition and being an orphan seem to have done the job—and maybe the times. The author uses Mickey Mouse historiography to recall the times:
1966 September 22, Kurt Vonnegut, “The Fall of a Climber”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4:"They are putting a Mickey Mouse operation on the ice," added Gretzky, who extended apologies to New Jersey goaltenders Ron Low and Chico Resch.
1983 November 21, “Rangers get past Quebec in Overtime”, in Miami Herald:California (78-67): This is no Mickey Mouse outfit, even though Disney is buying into the team. / The Angels didn't make many changes in personnel during the winter.
1996 February 11, Dave van Dyck, “Braves, Indians Are Teams to Beat Again; Series Repeat Appears Likely As Camps Open”, in Chicago Sun-Times, SPORTS, page 18:You mean, somebody who, for example, is a retired Army officer, has been teaching, as you do in the Army about half the time for about 30 years, you mean he couldn't go in and teach in the school' cause he didn't take some Mickey Mouse course in education at a state university?
1991 April 20, CNN_Novak:Mr. [Kash] Patel said he would not tolerate any more “Mickey Mouse operations,” an official on the call recounted. It was one of his few utterances without profanity, the person added.
2025 September 12, Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett, Adam Goldman, “Patel and F.B.I. Face Scrutiny as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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(Australia, not-comparable, slang) Grouse, excellent.
Deriveds
Mickeysoft · Mickey Mouse degree · Mickey Mouse ring · Mickey Mouse money
Synonyms
noddy · shoddy · dodgy
Translations (2)
pl tandetny (of an item of dubious quality) · fi mikkihiiri- (of an item of dubious quality)
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Mickey Mouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Mickey, a diminutive of the given name Michael, + mouse, referring to the species of the character. Walt Disney chose the name Mickey Mouse in 1928, changing it from Mortimer Mouse at the suggestion of his wife, Lillian, who felt the original name was too formal for the character's playful nature.
The derogatory adjectival sense developed in the US after WWII, originally applied to dance music, then broadened.
Meanings
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(slang) Scouse.
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(slang) House.
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Mickey Mouse en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Mickey, a diminutive of the given name Michael, + mouse, referring to the species of the character. Walt Disney chose the name Mickey Mouse in 1928, changing it from Mortimer Mouse at the suggestion of his wife, Lillian, who felt the original name was too formal for the character's playful nature.
The derogatory adjectival sense developed in the US after WWII, originally applied to dance music, then broadened.
Meanings
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The most famous Disney cartoon character, an anthropomorphic mouse with a falsetto voice and a cheerful disposition.
Forms
Deriveds
Mickey Mouse hat · Mickey Mouse Protection Act · Mickey Mouse cap · Mickey Mouse glove · Mickey Mousing
Descendants
Мики Маус · Micky Maus · μικιμάους · Miki Mausi · מיקי מאוס · Miki Maus · มิคกี้เมาส์ · மிக்கி மவுஸ் · Mickey Mouse · Mickey Mouse · ミッキーマウス · Ми́кки Ма́ус · Mickey Mouse · मिकी माउस · Μίκυ Μάους · مِيكِي مَاوْس · Mickey Mouse · Mickey Mouse · มิกกี้ เมาส์ · Miushi Miki · 미키 마우스 · მიკი მაუსი · Мі́кі Маус · Mickey Mouse · Mickey Mouse · Мики Маус · Mikki Maus
Translations (78)
am ሚኪ ማውዝ (Disney character) · ru Ми́кки Ма́ус (Disney character) · he מיקי מאוס (Disney character) · hu Mickey egér (Disney character) · gu મિકી માઉસ (Disney character) · de Micky Maus (Disney character) · cmn 米奇鼠 (Disney character) · af Mickey Muis (Disney character) · km មីកគី ម៉ាវស៍ (Disney character) · pl Myszka Miki (Disney character) · cmn 米凱鼠 /米凯鼠 (Disney character) · lv Mikijs (Disney character) · yue 米奇老鼠 (Disney character) · qu Miki Ukucha (Disney character) · es Ratón Mickey (Disney character) · sv Micky Mus (Disney character) · bg Мики Маус (Disney character) · lt Peliukas Mikis (Disney character) · nl Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · th มิคกี้เมาส์ (Disney character) · ms Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · el μικιμάους (Disney character) · la Michael Mus (Disney character) · ja ミッキーマウス (Disney character) · ka მიკი მაუსი (Disney character) · hy Միկի Մաուս (Disney character) · lo ມິກກີ ເມົາສ໌ (Disney character) · lv Mikimauss (Disney character) · pt Rato Mickey (Disney character) · sq Miushi Miki (Disney character) · is Mikki mús (Disney character) · bn মিকি মাউস (Disney character) · bo མིག་གིའི་ཙི་ཙི། (Disney character) · ug مىكى چاشقان (Disney character) · sh Miki Maus (Disney character) · cy Mic Llygoden (Disney character) · ta மிக்கி மவுஸ் (Disney character) · mr मिकी माउस (Disney character) · no Mikke Mus (Disney character) · fi Mikki Hiiri (Disney character) · id Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · sv Musse Pigg (Disney character) · es Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · hi मिकी माउस (Disney character) · th มิกกี้ เมาส์ (Disney character) · hu Miki egér (Disney character) · cmn 米老鼠 (Disney character) · ko 미키 마우스 (Disney character) · mn Мики хулгана (Disney character) · ro Miki Maus (Disney character) · eo Miĉjo Muso (Disney character) · pt Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · la Michael Musculus (Disney character) · te మిక్కీ మౌస్ (Disney character) · da Mikkel Mus (Disney character) · fo Mikkjal Mús (Disney character) · es Ratón Miguelito (Disney character) · da Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · tr Miki Fare (Disney character) · cmn 米奇老鼠 (Disney character) · uk Мі́кі Маус (Disney character) · cs Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · tr Mickey Fare (Disney character) · id Miki Tikus (Disney character) · sh Mika Miš (Disney character) · ar مِيكِي مَاوْس (Disney character) · ro Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · tl Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · az Mikki Maus (Disney character) · et Miki-Hiir (Disney character) · sm Miki Mausi (Disney character) · mi Miki Kiore (Disney character) · it Topolino (Disney character) · mk Мики Маус (Disney character) · fr Mickey Mouse (Disney character) · lv Mikipele (Disney character) · my မစ်ကီးမောက်စ် (Disney character) · el Μίκυ Μάους (Disney character)
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