Mick
[mik] /mɪk/
noun, (often lowercase) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a contemptuous term for a person of Irish birth or descent.
/mɪk/
noun
1.
(sometimes not capital) (derogatory) a slang name for an Irishman or a Roman Catholic
2.
(Austral) the tails side of a coin
n.
derogatory slang for “Irishman,” 1856, from nickname of common Irish name Michael (q.v.).
modifier
Easy: Russian 27A is a mick course
noun
An easy course; gut course, pipe course: I heard that Astro 3 is a mick
[1980s+ Students; fr Mickey Mouse]
adjective
noun
[1856+; fr the nickname of the common Irish name Michael]
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- Mickey-mouse
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