mickey

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).