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threw a mickey

threw a mickey is the simple past of throw a mickey.

Meaning of throw a mickey

Verb

throw a mickey (third-person singular simple present throws a mickey, present participle throwing a mickey, simple past threw a mickey, past participle thrown a mickey)

  1. (Australia) To have a tantrum.
    • ‘You're like all southerners, and by southerners I mean anyone below the tropic. They throw a mickey the first time they cop it.’1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 139

Questions about threw a mickey

What is threw a mickey the simple past of?
Threw a mickey is the simple past of throw a mickey.

Words near threw a mickey in the dictionary

  1. thretty
  2. threw
  3. threw a bone to
  4. threw a fit
  5. threw a kiss
  6. threw a mickey
  7. threw a monkey wrench in the works
  8. threw a monkey wrench into the works
  9. threw a sickie
  10. threw a spanner in the works
  11. threw a spanner into the works

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