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throws a mickey

throws a mickey is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 throws a mickey

What is throws a mickey the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws a mickey is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw a mickey.

Words near throws a mickey in the dictionary

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

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