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mick¹

  • /mɪk/

Rhymes with -ɪk

Where it comes from

From a common Irish name Michael.

noun micks

  1. offensive, slang An Irishman.
  2. offensive, slang A Catholic, particularly of Irish descent.

mick²

  • /mɪk/

Rhymes with -ɪk

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of Mickey Mouse.

adjective more mick · most mick

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

Mick³

  • /mɪk/

Rhymes with -ɪk

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Michael.

noun Micks · Micky · Mickey

  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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mickey, paddy, mikey, archie, michael, miguel, lila, mich, dandy, irish, joey, hero, golgi, meek, terry, mike

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noun Irishman

Русскийирла́ндец irlándec

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"mick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mick

Chicago

"mick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mick.

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@misc{mick_2026,
  title = {mick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}