Mickey Mouse

adjective

ˈmi-kē-ˈmau̇s How to pronounce Mickey Mouse (audio)
Definition of Mickey Mousenext
1
as in small
lacking importance a woman who at town meetings insists on airing every little Mickey Mouse concern she has

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2
as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention as far as his schoolmarm of a boss is concerned, no rule is so Mickey Mouse that it can be ignored

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Mickey Mouse
  1. small
  2. nominal
  3. minor
  4. slight
  5. little
  6. petty
  7. tiny
Adjective
  • Researchers trained rats to jog on a treadmill To scientifically measure that observation, researchers captured two dozen vampire bats from Belize and trained them to use a small treadmill typically used to measure the metabolic rates of rats.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • His priorities include veterans’ rights, advocating for small businesses, protecting the border and education, according to his campaign website. AD-64 includes a portion of Los Angeles County and La Habra in Orange County.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of small
Adjective
  • The sponsor's fee is set at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the euro in the Trust.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • And, on a more abstract level, a 4.2% 10-year yield isn’t out of line with a U.S. economy now operating at a 5.5% nominal GDP growth pace (based on current GDP tracking models and prevailing headline inflation rates).
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of nominal
Adjective
  • Over a decade later, the streaming space is filled with entries from major and minor media companies alike.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Walman is dealing with a minor upper-body injury incurred in the first period of Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of minor
Adjective
  • The latest consumer price index is expected to show a slight increase for October.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The Slack survey found a slight increase in AI usage, up one percentage point between March and August 2024 for US respondents (32% to 33%).
    Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of slight
Adjective
  • Be warned, though: make some extra room in your suitcase for souvenirs, because this little city has a whole lot to offer.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Last month, the White House confirmed that North Korea—a country with few allies and little money—had sent thousands of soldiers to join Russia in its war against Ukraine.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of little
Adjective
  • Despite the emotional celebration, the Raptors’ Global Ambassador still had some petty energy to put into the air.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • There is a long tradition of petty smuggling in the region.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of petty
Adjective
  • But for the film, Caldwell and Honnold spent 38 days biking 2,320 miles from his home in Estes Park, Colorado, to the tiny town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, where the roadway ends.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Persistent back pain is another indicator – this, too, is the result of tiny fractures or compression of the spine.
    Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of tiny
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