Mickey Mouse degree

noun

A university degree that is considered worthless or irrelevant.

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Meanings

nounMickey Mouse degree (plural Mickey Mouse degrees)

plural Mickey Mouse degrees

  1. A university degree that is considered worthless or irrelevant.

Origin

After Mickey Mouse, a term which can mean "worthless" or "silly" or "wimpy", or something like that. Coined by British politician Margaret Hodge in 2003.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 米奇老鼠學位 /米奇老鼠学位
  • 米奇老鼠學位 /米奇老鼠学位a university degree considered worthless or irrelevant
Chinese Mandarin 米老鼠學位 /米老鼠学位, 野雞學位 /野鸡学位
  • 米老鼠學位 /米老鼠学位 (Mǐ Lǎoshǔ xuéwèi)a university degree considered worthless or irrelevant
  • 野雞學位 /野鸡学位 (yějī xuéwèi)a university degree considered worthless or irrelevant
  • 水貨學位 /水货学位 (shuǐhuò xuéwèi)a university degree considered worthless or irrelevant
Polish bezwartościowy stopień
  • bezwartościowy stopieńa university degree considered worthless or irrelevant
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Mickey Mouse degree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mickey%20Mouse%20degree. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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