Meaning of Mickey Mouse in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    Mickey Mouse

    Definitions

    1. (informal terms) small and of little importance

    Examples

    • « a fiddling sum of money »
    • « a footling gesture »
    • « our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war »
    • « a little (or small) matter »
    • « Mickey Mouse regulations »
    • « a dispute over nig »

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    Mickey Mouse

    Definitions

    1. a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney

Famous quotes

  • « I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. »
    Maurice Sendak
  • « Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk. »
    Maurice Sendak
  • « Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner. »
    Walt Disney
  • « I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known. »
    Walt Disney
  • « Michael has a connection with children, just like Mickey Mouse does, and he brings happiness to them, and joy. »
    Jermaine Jackson

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