House of Mouse

proper noun

The Walt Disney Company.

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Meanings

proper nounthe House of Mouse
  1. slangThe Walt Disney Company.

    Disney's Vero Beach Resort […] was the first foray into time-share vacation resorts for the House of Mouse.

    2006 September, Parke Puterbaugh, Alan Bisbort, Moon Florida Beaches, Avalon Travel, page 146
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    The irony is that the House of Mouse may not enjoy copyright protection for its signature character after all.

    2007, Nikolaos Karagiannis, Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi, Modern State Intervention in the Era of Globalisation, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 302

    Mickey’s Gourmet Cookbook (1994, Disney Editions) is full of some of the most popular recipes from the House of Mouse—a few culinary secrets that Disney is willing to share.

    2010 March, Laura Lea Miller, Frommer’s Walt Disney World and Orlando with Kids, John Wiley & Sons, page 27

Origin

In reference to the company's mascot character, Mickey Mouse.

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APA

House of Mouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/House%20of%20Mouse

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “House of Mouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/House%20of%20Mouse.

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