noun
mickey
MIH-kee
noun
1
Chiefly in the phrase "take the mickey": to tease or mock someone playfully.
"Stop taking the mickey out of his accent."
2
Short for "Mickey Finn" — a drink secretly spiked with a drug to make someone unconscious.
"There were rumours the bartender had slipped him a mickey."
How to Use Mickey
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBest known in British/Irish English in the phrase "take the mickey" (to tease someone), and separately as slang for a spiked drink.
Common pairings
take the mickey
slip someone a mickey
Word Forms
mickeyed past tense, mickeys singular
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Etymology
A nickname derived from "Michael," which became so common in Irish communities that it lent its name to various slang senses, including the drugged drink "Mickey Finn," named after a real (or legendary) Chicago bartender.