Mickey Mouse

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Mickey Mouse

adj. Slang

1. Unimportant; trivial: "It's a Mickey Mouse operation compared to what goes on in Lyons or Paris" (Jack Higgins).

2. Intellectually unchallenging; simple: His Mickey Mouse assignments soon bored the students.

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

Mickey Mouse

adj (sometimes not capitals)

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

[C20: from the name of a cartoon character created by Walt Disney, known for his simple-minded attitudes]

mick′ey mouse`

adj. (often caps.)

1. trite; corny: mickey mouse music.

2. petty or trivial: mickey mouse activities.

[1935–40, Amer.; after the animated cartoon character created by Walt Disney]

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Noun

Mickey Mouse - a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney

Translations

Micky Maus

Mickey Mouse

n → Mickymaus f

adj attr (inf) company etc → lachhaft; Mickey Mouse ears → Mickymaus-Ohren pl; Mickey Mouse money → Spielgeld nt

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