English

Etymology
wikipedia
The adjective sense developed during the second world war, after a large quantity of low quality counterfeit Mickey Mouse watches flooded the UK.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-Mickey_Mouse.ogg|Audio (US)

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. The w:Disney|Disney character, an anthropomorphic mouse, that started it all.

Translations
trans-top|Disney character
Chinese: 米�鼠 (M� l�osh�)
Danish: Mickey Mouse
Dutch: Mickey Mouse
Esperanto: Mickey Mouse
Finnish: Mikki Hiiri
French: Mickey Mouse
German: Micky Maus
Hebrew: ��ק� ���ס (miki maus)
Italian: Topolino
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Japanese: ������� (mikkiimausu)
Polish: Myszka Miki
Portuguese: Rato Mickey
Russian: �икки �а��
Spanish: Mickey Mouse
Swedish: Musse Pigg
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Adjective
Mickey Mouse (no comparative or superlative)

1. idiom Of an item, of dubious quality.

#:I took Twentieth Century Film, hoping it would be a Mickey Mouse course and an easy A.

Synonyms
dodgy
noddy
shoddy

Translations

Finnish: mikkihiiri-

Category:Comics characters

sv:Mickey Mouse

• 2007-11-22 21:23 - EncycloPetey - /* Proper noun */

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