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Mickey-Mouse Definition


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Mickey-Mouse
adj
    derog:
    colloq:
    1. Second-rate; of the nature of a cheap imitation.
    2. Ridiculously simple or unprofessional.
      Example: Here's the Mickey-Mouse version of the manual
Etymology: 1930s: from the name of a cartoon character created in 1928 by US artist and film producer Walt Disney (1901‐66); the use of this term derives from the Mickey Mouse wristwatches and other marketing gimmicks produced since the 1940s.



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