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
  • As of publishing, the Palisades and Eaton fires have burned for six days—with a handful of smaller fires, like the Kenneth Fire and Hurst Fire breaking out as well.
    Kristin Jenny, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
  • At publication time, Cal Fire said the Palisades Fire — the largest blaze — is 13 percent contained, while the Eaton Fire is at 33 percent containment and the smaller Hurst Fire near the city of San Fernando is almost fully contained.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of small
Adjective
  • While some of the nominees fall far afield from the norms—Hegseth, Gabbard, and RFK Jr. are the marquee names in that cohort, for sure—the bulk will face only nominal opposition from Democrats.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Of course, all the good deeds in the world can’t buy your way into heaven, but as a nominal Catholic, Biden may have been persuaded by the Pope to commute the sentences.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of nominal
Adjective
  • The other victims suffered smoke inhalation and other minor injuries.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • From large bills to minor daily purchases like coffee or snacks, diligently recording every transaction helps create a complete financial picture.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of minor
Adjective
  • California saw a slight decrease in unemployment from October to November 2024, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • With a new host and a relatively politics-free show, this year’s Golden Globe Awards drew 9.3 million viewers, a slight decline compared to 2024, according to Nielsen data.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of slight
Adjective
  • The case did little to diminish his reputation in the eyes of his successors.
    Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The John McDonough creation, which has ignited a slew of copycats since the inaugural fan fest in 1986, is a marketing tool like no other, changing little over the years.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of little
Adjective
  • But the smoke is still rising, and petty partisanship is a distraction and disservice at the moment, given all that’s been lost, and all the hard work of moving forward.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In an era of steadily declining trust in media, the dry formalities of a legal template provide not only an imprimatur of institutional credibility, but also the freedom to go into extreme amounts of detail without seeming petty, tedious or self-indulgent.
    Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of petty
Adjective
  • For what’s known as PM2.5 pollution, or tiny inhalable particles of smoke and dust, a PurpleAir sensor located south of Los Angeles International Airport simultaneously returned on Monday an air quality index of 28 on AirNow’s website, 20 on WatchDuty, and 5 on PurpleAir’s official page.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Despite their immense size, these gentle giants are filter feeders, primarily consuming plankton, small fish, and other tiny organisms by swimming with their mouths open to filter food from the water.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of tiny
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