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Mickey Mouse
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Mickey Mouse
adj. Slang
1.
a. Unimportant; trivial: "It's a Mickey Mouse operation compared to what goes on in Lyons or Paris" (Jack Higgins).
b. Irritatingly petty: the school's Mickey Mouse requirements for graduation.
2. Intellectually unchallenging; simple: His Mickey Mouse assignments soon bored the students.
3. Melodramatic or sentimental. Used especially of popular music.

[After the cartoon character Mickey Mouse, created by Walt Disney.]

Mickey Mouse
adj (sometimes not capitals) Slang
1. ineffective; trivial; insignificant he settled for a Mickey Mouse job instead of something challenging
2. (Music, other) Chiefly US and Canadian (of music, esp that of dance bands) mechanical or spiritless
[from the name of a cartoon character known for his simple-minded attitudes, created by Walt Disney (1901-66), the US film producer]
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Noun1.Mickey Mouse - a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt DisneyMickey Mouse - a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney
Translations
Mickey Mouse
nMickymaus f
adj attr (inf) company etclachhaft; Mickey Mouse earsMickymaus-Ohren pl; Mickey Mouse moneySpielgeld nt


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I'd like to refer to this whole thing as a real Mickey Mouse operation, but that would be an insult to Mickey Mouse,'' the coach said.
 
 
 
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