Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse proper noun: the most famous Disney cartoon character, an anthropomorphic mouse with a falsetto voice and a cheerful disposition.
Proper noun
Mickey Mouse (plural Mickey Mouses or Mickey Mice)
- The most famous Disney cartoon character, an anthropomorphic mouse with a falsetto voice and a cheerful disposition.
Adjective
Mickey Mouse (not comparable)
- Of dubious or inferior quality, poorly-run; too easy to be taken seriously, trivial.
- Silly greed and social ambition and being an orphan seem to have done the job—and maybe the times. The author uses Mickey Mouse historiography to recall the times:1966 September 22, Kurt Vonnegut, “The Fall of a Climber”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4
- "They are putting a Mickey Mouse operation on the ice," added Gretzky, who extended apologies to New Jersey goaltenders Ron Low and Chico Resch.1983 November 21, “Rangers get past Quebec in Overtime”, in Miami Herald
- Grouse, excellent.
Noun
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Mickey Mouse in Hindi
- Disney character
- मिकी माउस mikī māus
Mickey Mouse in Tamil
- Disney character
- மிக்கி மவுஸ் mikki mavus
Mickey Mouse in Marathi
- Disney character
- मिकी माउस mikī māus
Mickey Mouse in Bengali
- Disney character
- মিকি মাউস miki maus
More languagesFewer languages
- Mickey Mouse in Telugu
- మిక్కీ మౌస్ mikkī maus
- Mickey Mouse in Gujarati
- મિકી માઉસ mikī māusa
- Mickey Mouse in Tagalog
- Mickey Mouse
- Mickey Mouse in Arabic
- مِيكِي مَاوْس mīkī māws
- Mickey Mouse in Malay
- Mickey Mouse
- Mickey Mouse in Indonesian
- Mickey Mouse, Miki Tikus
- Mickey Mouse in Thai
- มิกกี้ เมาส์, มิคกี้เมาส์ mík-gîi-máo, mík-gîi-máos
- Mickey Mouse in Myanmar
- မစ်ကီးမောက်စ် macki:maukc
Examples of Mickey Mouse in a sentence
- California (78-67): This is no Mickey Mouse outfit, even though Disney is buying into the team. / The Angels didn't make many changes in personnel during the winter.1996 February 11, Dave van Dyck, “Braves, Indians Are Teams to Beat Again; Series Repeat Appears Likely As Camps Open”, in Chicago...
- Mr. [Kash] Patel said he would not tolerate any more “Mickey Mouse operations,” an official on the call recounted.2025 September 12, Glenn Thrush, Devlin Barrett, Adam Goldman, “Patel and F.B.I. Face Scrutiny as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large”, in The...
Synonyms of Mickey Mouse
Forms of Mickey Mouse
| plural | Mickey Mouses |
|---|---|
| plural | Mickey Mice |
Origin of Mickey Mouse
From Mickey, a diminutive of the given name Michael, + mouse, referring to the species of the character. Walt Disney chose the name Mickey Mouse in 1928, changing it from Mortimer Mouse at the suggestion of his wife, Lillian, who felt the original name was too formal for the character's playful nature. The derogatory adjectival sense developed in the US after WWII, originally applied to dance music, then broadened.
Words formed from Mickey Mouse
Questions about Mickey Mouse
- What does Mickey Mouse mean?
- Mickey Mouse means the most famous Disney cartoon character, an anthropomorphic mouse with a falsetto voice and a cheerful disposition.
- What is Mickey Mouse in Hindi?
- Mickey Mouse in Hindi is मिकी माउस (mikī māus). See Mickey Mouse meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Mickey Mouse in a sentence?
- California (78-67): This is no Mickey Mouse outfit, even though Disney is buying into the team. / The Angels didn't make many changes in personnel during the winter.
- What part of speech is Mickey Mouse?
- Mickey Mouse can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.
Words near Mickey Mouse in the dictionary
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