mick

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/mɪk/

noun

An Irishman.

“Geology is so mick - half the jocks are in it.”

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

mick1

nounmick (plural micks)

plural micks

  1. offensiveslangAn Irishman.
  2. offensiveslangA Catholic, particularly of Irish descent.

mick2

adjectivemick (comparative more mick, superlative most mick)

comparative more mick · superlative most mick

  1. slangEasy.

    Geology is so mick - half the jocks are in it.

Mick3

proper noun
nounMick (plural Micks)

plural Micks · alternative Micky · alternative Mickey

  1. derogatoryslangAn Irishman.

    The retired Royal Navy officer Tim McCullagh told me that he was often referred to as “Mick”, a derogatory slur for a person of Irish descent.

    [2024 February 10, Emma DeSouza, “The most effective cure for Northern Irish unionism? Attitudes in England”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

mick · noun

From a common Irish name Michael.

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mick · adjective

Abbreviation of Mickey Mouse.

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Translations

Russian ирла́ндец
  • ирла́ндец (irlándec)Irishman

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

mick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mick

MLA

“mick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mick.

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