/ mɪk; NAmE / noun
( taboo , slang ) an offensive word for a person from Ireland
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: pet form of the given name Michael .
/ mɪk; NAmE / noun
( taboo , slang ) an offensive word for a person from Ireland
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: pet form of the given name Michael .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005