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mickey

(chiefly, Canada, informal) A small bottle of liquor, such as whiskey, usually holding 375 millilitres (13.2 imperial fluid ounces; 12.7 U.S.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(chiefly, Canada, informal) A small bottle of liquor, such as whiskey, usually holding 375 millilitres (13.2 imperial fluid ounces; 12.7 U.S. fluid ounces), typically shaped to fit in one's pocket.

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  • “Adam and Eve to nihilistic rebellion, and it is my prison, but without even the respite of carnal escape that God allowed His first children." - Mickey Mouse, probably”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Playing defense requires a certain mindset that one could call cult-like, evidenced by the fact that there are still guys that played for DA that think he was a good head coach, and any "decision-maker" that thinks the same is a moron, MICKEY.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “And they all took the Mickey. Can’t imagine why.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's Mickey's first time traveling with The Doctor and Rose, and they end up on a ship that contains several portals to pre-Revolutionary War France, with him entering one shaped like a fireplace in "The Girl in the Fireplace", aired 20 Years Ago. #DoctorWho #DayInFandomHistory”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Early issues for Mickey D on the Honda. Man’s not amused. This could be a real disastrous week for him. Should have been good prep for the TT and instead it could cost him dearly. Rivals getting crucial miles in at his cost.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(Australia, Ireland, NZ, slang, rare) The vulva.

While you’re at the liquor store, get a mickey of rye.
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  • “Great flick. Idk why it doesn't get as much props as The Outsiders. I mean, Mickey Rourke and Dennis Hopper in their prime, that alone sells it for me. (lived not far from where a lot of that occurred for a while. Terrible time for me)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I think that Bugs Bunny is far more a representative example of the American psyche than Mickey Mouse despite the ubiquity of the latter; Mickey's sensibilities are much more tied to Old World folklore while Bugs is sarcastic, lazy, anti-authoritarian, basically the best of us.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Satchel does not appear to be interested in whatever BS story Mickey is telling.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I wanna h'yuck ya like an animal, Mickey!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “This might be of interest to @tjpilotsfan.bsky.social . A February 1969 dinner in Birmingham that featured, among many other legends, Al Kaline, Satchel Paige, Bob Veale, and Mickey Mantle.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(computing) The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.

The Mmove_ratio method controls the ratio of physical mouse movement to screen cursor movement with the x- and y-axis arguments (xsize and ysize) expressed as the number of mickeys (units of mouse motion) required to cover eight pixels o…
Origin: Alternative form of Mickey#Noun, from Mickey, from (a variant of -y). (“smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor”) refers to the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. (“penis”), (“Irishman”), and (“potato; sweet potato”) refer to the fact that since the 17th century Michael and its diminutives Mick, Mickey, and Mike have been one of the most common names in Ireland, and to the prevalence of potatoes in the Irish diet; compare murphy. (“in take the mickey: (false) pride”) possibly refers to the use of Mickey Bliss as rhyming slang for piss; compare take the piss compare. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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