mickey Meaning & Definition
What Does Mickey Mean?
Mickey is a noun that means The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity. It can also mean The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), a honeyeater endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. A young bull, especially one which is unbranded and running wild; a bullock. As an adjective, it means Short for Mickey Mouse (“excellent, grouse”). As a verb, it means Sometimes followed by up: short for mickey-finn (“to drug (someone) with a Mickey Finn (“an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink deliberately doctored with a drug intended to quickly render the drinker unconscious”); to secretly put a drug into (someone's drink) to render them unconscious”).
Word Facts for Mickey
| Part of speech | noun, adjective, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈmɪki// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | mick and paddy |
| Plural | mickeys |
| Comparative / superlative | more mickey, most mickey |
| Verb forms | mickeys, mickeying, mickeyed |
Mickey Definition (Noun)
- The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.
- The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), a honeyeater endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. A young bull, especially one which is unbranded and running wild; a bullock.
- The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), a honeyeater endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia.
- A young bull, especially one which is unbranded and running wild; a bullock.
- The vulva.
- A small bottle of liquor, such as whiskey, usually holding 375 millilitres (13.2 imperial fluid ounces; 12.7 U.S. fluid ounces), typically shaped to fit in one's pocket.
While you’re at the liquor store, get a mickey of rye.
- The penis.
He fell off the bike and injured his mickey.
- Short for Mickey Bliss (“an act of urinating; a piss”). In take the mickey: a person's (false) pride, which is criticized through disparagement or ridicule; piss.
- Short for Mickey Bliss (“an act of urinating; a piss”).
- In take the mickey: a person's (false) pride, which is criticized through disparagement or ridicule; piss.
- Alternative letter-case form of Mickey (“an Irishman”).
A potato or sweet potato; specifically, one roasted over a fire outdoors.
We roasted mickeys over a fire with two-foot sticks.
- Alternative letter-case form of Mickey (“an Irishman”).
- A potato or sweet potato; specifically, one roasted over a fire outdoors.
We roasted mickeys over a fire with two-foot sticks.
- Alternative letter-case form of Mickey (“a Mickey Finn: an alcoholic drink deliberately doctored with a drug intended to quickly render the drinker unconscious”).
He was slipped a mickey.
Mickey as an Adjective
- Short for Mickey Mouse (“excellent, grouse”).
Mickey as a Verb
- Sometimes followed by up: short for mickey-finn (“to drug (someone) with a Mickey Finn (“an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink deliberately doctored with a drug intended to quickly render the drinker unconscious”); to secretly put a drug into (someone's drink) to render them unconscious”).
Noun
- A small bottle of liquor, holding 375 ml or 13 oz., typically shaped to fit in one's pocket.
- A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic, that has been drugged.
- American depression era term for a potato as in a "roasted mickey".
- The vagina.
- A well-known honeyeater, the Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala, of eastern Australia.
- (rural Australia) A young bull, especially one that is unbranded and running wild.
- Piss, shortened and more commonly used form of Mickey Bliss.
- The resolution of a mouse, used as a unit of length.
Verb
- To secretly slip drugs into somebody's drink.
Synonyms of Mickey
Mickey synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Mickey
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Mickey in a Sentence
While you’re at the liquor store, get a mickey of rye.
He fell off the bike and injured his mickey.
We roasted mickeys over a fire with two-foot sticks.
He was slipped a mickey.
Word Forms & Grammar
mickey (plural mickeys)
mickey (comparative more mickey, superlative most mickey)
mickey (third-person singular simple present mickeys, present participle mickeying, simple past and past participle mickeyed)
Words That Rhyme With Mickey
Origin of Mickey
Origin 1: Alternative letter-case form of Mickey (noun), from Mickey (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”, proper noun), from Mick (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”) + -ey (a variant of -y (diminutive suffix)).[1]
Origin 2: Noun sense 1 (“smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor”) refers to the cartoon character Mickey Mouse.
Origin 3: Noun sense 5 (“penis”), noun sense 7.1 (“Irishman”), and noun sense 7.2 (“potato; sweet potato”) refer to the fact that since the 17th century Michael and its diminutives Mick, Mickey, and Mike have been one of the most common names in Ireland,[2][3] and to the prevalence of potatoes in the Irish diet; compare murphy (“potato”).
Origin 4: Noun sense 6.2 (“in take the mickey: (false) pride”) possibly refers to the use of Mickey Bliss as rhyming slang for piss (“act of urinating”); compare take the piss[1] and noun sense 6.1.
Mickey Pronunciation
The standard pronunciation of mickey is //ˈmɪki//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Mickey: Your Questions Answered
Is mickey a noun or an adjective?
Mickey is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as an adjective and a verb.
What is another word for mickey?
You can replace mickey with words such as mick and paddy. See the full list of mickey synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of mickey?
The plural of mickey is mickeys.
What is the past tense of mickey?
The past tense of mickey is mickeyed. The present participle is mickeying.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of mickey?
The comparative form is more mickey and the superlative form is most mickey.