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Abbreviation of minutes, as in "give me five micks." 9-4.
From Time Magazine Archive
Abbreviation, objectionable, of the introduction of a letter, 242; of the courteous close, 242.
From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose
Abbreviation Left hand up, while the R foot is moving and the L hopping.
From The Highland Fling and How to Teach it by Grant, Horatio N.
Abbreviation of `You know you've been hacking too long when...', which became established on the Usenet group alt.folklore.computers during extended discussion of the indicated entry in the Jargon File.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Abbreviation of simple Tony or Anthony, a foolish fellow.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
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