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mick  (mk)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person of Irish birth or descent.
[Probably from the name Mick, nickname for Michael.]
Mick [mɪk], Mickey [ˈmɪkɪ]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) (sometimes not capital) Derogatory a slang name for an Irishman or a Roman Catholic
[from the nickname for Michael]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mickMick - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
Mickey, Paddy
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language
Irishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland


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Having tried nine seasons at Dublin and two at Bath and Cheltenham, and not finding a partner for life, Miss Malony ordered her cousin Mick to marry her when she was about thirty-three years of age; and the honest fellow obeying, carried her off to the West Indies, to preside over the ladies of the --th regiment, into which he had just exchanged.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
His name was Mick Walker, and he wore a ragged apron and a paper cap.
David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context
"Naw," responded Jimmie with a valiant roar, "dese micks can't make me run.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
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