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# mickey

proper noun (Mickey — a name); noun (the mickey — UK, informal)

«mickey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Mickey is a first name, short for Michael, and the name of Mickey Mouse, the famous cartoon mouse from Disney. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#m1)
2. (UK, informal) To take the mickey (out of someone) means to tease them or make fun of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#m2)
3. (informal) Mickey Mouse (as an adjective) means silly, small or not serious: a Mickey Mouse job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, Mickey Mouse is on toys, clothes and in theme parks. In British, Irish and Australian playground talk, «stop taking the mickey» means stop teasing; teasing that hurts someone is unkind, and teachers deal with it. In a story, it shows friendly banter or meanness depending on tone. Phrases: «Mickey Mouse», «take the mickey», «extract the mickey» (joking).

### Examples

- (a name) Mickey Mouse has big round ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#x1)
- (a name) My uncle Mickey is a builder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#x2)
- (UK, informal) Stop taking the mickey out of my haircut! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#x3)
- (UK, informal) Are you taking the mickey? That's a terrible joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#x4)
- (informal) It was a Mickey Mouse competition with only three teams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#x5)
- We met Mickey at Disneyland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/#x6)

### Note

«Take the mickey» is UK, Irish and Australian; Americans more often say «make fun of» or «tease». Capital M for the name. «Mickey Mouse» as an adjective is a bit rude about something.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mickey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mickey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mickey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mickey.html) on Mova free.