SINCE 1828
mickey
noun
mick·ey
| \ ˈmi-kē
\
\
variants:
or less commonly micky
plural mickeys
also mickies
Definition of mickey
1
sometimes capitalized,
often disparaging + offensive
: irishman
3
usually capitalized
: mickey finn
as soon slip you a Mickey as look at you— Merle Miller
take the mickey (out of someone)
British, informal
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