Mick

mick English en :clipping Michael Pronunciation en /mɪk/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mick.wav Southern England en ɪk 1 Proper noun en male Michael. Noun en slang pejorative An Irishman. en-GB Emma DeSouza The most effective cure for Northern Irish unionism? Attitudes in England The Guardian 2024-02-10 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/10/northern-ireland-unionism-england-british on 0261-3077 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018132307/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/10/northern-ireland-unionism-england-british 18 October 2026 Alternative forms en Micky Mickey Derived terms en on the Pat and Mick en Pat and Mick en informal demonyms Hunsrik Etymology From hrx gmh mügge, from hrx goh mucka, goh mugga, from hrx gmw-pro *muggjā, from hrx gem-pro *mugjō. Cognate with de Mücke and en midge. Pronunciation hrx /mik/ Noun f Micke Mickche fly Derived terms hrx Mickeflatsch Further reading hrx Dipterans