mickey

noun

mick·​ey ˈmi-kē 

variants or less commonly micky

plural mickeys also mickies

1

sometimes capitalized often disparaging + offensive : irishman

2

plural usually mickies : potato sense 2a(2)

roast mickies in the gutter fires

—Joseph Mitchell

3

usually capitalized : mickey finn

as soon slip you a Mickey as look at you

—Merle Miller

Phrases

take the mickey (out of someone) British, informal

: to make fun of (someone) : tease, ridicule

"Fred and George are going to laugh themselves stupid when I turn up for the tryouts. They haven't stopped taking the mickey out of me since I got made a prefect."

—J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2003

Word History

Etymology

probably from Mickey, nickname from the name Michael

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