MICKEY MOUSE


Meaning of MICKEY MOUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmi-kē-ˈmau̇s ]

adjective

Etymology: Mickey Mouse, cartoon character created by Walt Disney

Date: 1930

1. : not to be taken seriously

switch to Mickey Mouse courses, where you don't work too hard — Willie Cager

also : not effectual : worthless

a Mickey Mouse lock

Mickey Mouse bookkeeping

2. : being or performing insipid or corny popular music

3. : of little importance : trifling

Mickey Mouse losses

Mickey Mouse regulations

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.