mike-mike

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mike-mike

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mike + mike, from mm (“millimetre”). From Mike (“the letter M in the ICAO spelling alphabet”). From having two "m"'s in the term, leading to reduplication of "mike".

noun mike-mikes

US, informal Synonym of millimeter (“mm”)
Similar: millimeter

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@misc{mike_mike_2026,
  title = {mike-mike},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mike-mike},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}