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throw a mickey

throw a mickey verb: to have a tantrum.

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

Forms of throw a mickey

third-person singular presentthrows a mickey
present participlethrowing a mickey
pastthrew a mickey
past participlethrown a mickey
alternative formchuck a mickey

Questions about throw a mickey

What does throw a mickey mean?
Throw a mickey means to have a tantrum.
What part of speech is throw a mickey?
Throw a mickey is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw a mickey?
The past tense of throw a mickey is threw a mickey.

Words near throw a mickey in the dictionary

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

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