mick

adj, noun — 4 senses

mick

adjalso spelled Mick

/mɪk/

Etymology Abbreviation of Mickey Mouse.

1

Slang Easy.

Geology is so mick - half the jocks are in it.

Mick

noun

1

Derogatory, Slang An Irishman.

The retired Royal Navy officer Tim McCullagh told me that he was often referred to as “Mick”, a derogatory slur for a person of Irish descent.[2024 February 10, Emma DeSouza, “The most effective cure for Northern Irish unionism? Attitudes in England”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Derived terms: on the Pat and Mick, Pat and Mick

mick

noun

Etymology From a common Irish name Michael.

1

Offensive, Slang An Irishman.

2

Offensive, Slang A Catholic, particularly of Irish descent.

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