Mickey Mouse

Example Sentences

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He was reportedly wearing jeans and a mickey mouse shirt when he escaped.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2016

I need you to perform at her party with specifically a minnie mouse dead-mow-five head… not a mickey mouse dead-mow-five head.

From Time • Mar. 2, 2016

"There's no economy in the world can grow and provide public services with air, you know, it's mickey mouse economics."

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2015

I think what is happening from a public point of view looks a bit mickey mouse and that is not good for the reputation of the university.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2011

Doesn't necessarily have the belittling connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful. :micro-: pref.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.