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on the pat and mick

on the pat and mick is the alternative letter-case form of on the Pat and Mick.

Prepositional phrase capitalized: on the Pat and Mick

  1. (Cockney, slang) Sick; out of commission due to being unwell.
    • Things are very different when you are off on the sick. . . . For a start, when you are on the Pat and Mick you no longer go to work.1981 October 2, Jack McLean, “Limping along the road to recovery”, in Glasgow Herald, Scotland, retrieved 10 Aug 2015
    • I'm on the pat and mick at the mo. Only went to town to see my mother off on the train, as she'd come down for the weekend to cheer me up.2008 July 22, Daisy Dart, “Re: Fatal bus accident in Leeds”, in Bus and Coach Forum, UK, retrieved 10 Aug 2015
    Synonyms:
    laid up

Synonyms of on the pat and mick

Forms of on the pat and mick

alternative formon the pat and mick

Origin of on the pat and mick

Rhyming slang for on the sick. Pat and Mick are stereotypical Irish names.

Questions about on the pat and mick

What does on the pat and mick mean?
On the pat and mick means sick; out of commission due to being unwell.
What is on the pat and mick the alternative letter-case form of?
On the pat and mick is the alternative letter-case form of on the Pat and Mick.
What part of speech is on the pat and mick?
On the pat and mick is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the pat and mick in the dictionary

  1. on the outside looking in
  2. on the outside, looking in
  3. on the pad
  4. on the panel
  5. on the part of
  6. on the pat and mick
  7. on the pdq
  8. on the phone
  9. on the pill
  10. on the piss
  11. on the plus side

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