Mighty Mouse

proper noun

The Terrytoons superhero cartoon mouse.

Meanings

proper nounMighty Mouse (plural Mighty Mouses or Mighty Mice)

plural Mighty Mouses · plural Mighty Mice

  1. The Terrytoons superhero cartoon mouse.

    ... your mother, Beverly, the Mighty Mouse of domestic engineering ...

    1997, Lee K. Abbott, “A Creature out of Palestine”, in Wet Places at Noon, University of Iowa Press, page 141
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    At five feet two inches, he's the Mighty Mouse of the company—not only its shortest dancer but its most glibly proficient.

    1985 June 24, Arlene Croce, “Dancing: Singular Sensations”, in The New Yorker, page 90

    Oh boy. The Kenney sisters are out in force today. Moral Mighty Mouses.

    2012, Carol Anshaw, Carry the One, Simon and Schuster, page 150

    But there's a completely different message on the radar when intense Pluto turns retrograde on Friday, April 12. This U-turn from the Mighty Mouse of the zodiac launches a five-month period of examining your navel.

    2012, Pam Ciampi, “2013 Weekly Forecasts”, in Llewellyn's 2013 Daily Planetary Guide, Llewellyn Worldwide, page 47
  2. informalgovernmentA small U.S. military rocket from the 1950s.
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