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mickey

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈmɪki/

mickey means: Used in 'take the mickey' to mean making fun of someone or something.

noun

MAKING FUNB2

Used in 'take the mickey' to mean making fun of someone or something.

  • Stop taking the mickey!
  • My friends took the mickey out of my hat.
  • Are you being serious or taking the mickey?

How to use it: take the mickey out of someone/something (They took the mickey out of my new haircut.)

Common phrases: take the mickey, taking the mickey

SMALL LIQUOR BOTTLEC2

A small, flat bottle of strong alcohol, usually holding 375 millilitres and small enough for a pocket.

  • He carried a mickey in his coat pocket.
  • We bought a mickey of rye.
  • Two empty mickeys lay beside the bin.

How to use it: a mickey of something (He bought a mickey of vodka at the liquor store.)

Common phrases: mickey of whisky, buy a mickey, a mickey bottle

PENISC2

An informal word for a penis.

  • He hurt his mickey on the bicycle bar.
  • The boy called his penis his mickey.
  • He quickly covered his mickey with a towel.

Similar words: penis, willy

Common phrases: hurt your mickey, cover your mickey

Questions about mickey

What does mickey mean?

Used in 'take the mickey' to mean making fun of someone or something.

What is mickey in other languages?

Türkçe: alay · Español: burla · Français: moquerie · Deutsch: Spott · Italiano: presa in giro · 日本語: からかい

How do you pronounce mickey?

It is pronounced /ˈmɪki/.

How do you use mickey in a sentence?

Stop taking the mickey! My friends took the mickey out of my hat.

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