mickey (redirected from mickeys)

slip someone a Mickey

to secretly put a Mickey Finn in someone's alcoholic drink. (This drug either makes the victim ill or causes immediate diarrhea.) somebody slipped Barlowe a Mickey and sent him into action. For a ten-spot, the bartender slipped slim a Mickey.

See also: slip

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Mickey-Mouse  (informal)

not important or not good compared with other things of the same type (always before noun) We're talking about a respected organization here - not some Mickey-Mouse outfit.

take the mick/mickey  (British & Australian informal)

to make people laugh at someone, usually by copying what they do or say in a way that seems funny They used to take the mick out of him because of the way he walked. I thought you were being serious - I didn't realise you were taking the mickey. (British & Australian informal)

See also: take