Micky

See also: micky and míčky

English

Proper noun

Micky

1. Alternative spelling of Mickey.
   1. A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
   2. A diminutive of the female given names Michaela or Michelle.
      • 2001, Dean Ray Koontz, One Door Away from Heaven, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 3:

        "What's yor name?" "Micky." "That's a name for a boy or a mouse. So it's probably Michelle. Most women your age are named Michelle or Heather or Courtney." "My age?" "No offense meant." "It's Michelina."

Noun

Micky (plural Mickies)

1. Alternative spelling of Mickey.
   1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) Synonym of Mick (“an Irishman”).
      • 2011, Barry Goldson, Youth in Crisis?: ‘Gangs’, Territoriality and Violence, page 90:

        National identity and ethnic origin mapped gang territory: ‘Little Italy’; ‘Little Sicily’; ‘Polish colony’; […] ‘Mickies’ (Irish). Each possessed demarcated districts within which gangs adopted neighbourhood names and tags […]

Derived terms

• take the Micky