mickey mouse

mickey mouse
1. n. nonsense; something trivial. (From the world-famous mouse character by the same name, owned by The Walt Disney Company.)
□ This is just a lot of mickey mouse.
□ This mickey mouse is wasting my time.
2. mod. trivial; time wasting; lousy.
□ I want out of this mickey mouse place.
□ No more mickey mouse questions if I agree to stay?
3. n. a police officer. (Streets.)
□ Mickey mouse is hanging around asking about you.
□ Tell mickey mouse he knows where to find me.
4. n. a bit of blotter impregnated with LSD with a picture of The Walt Disney Company’s Mickey Mouse on it. (Drugs.)
□ How much is the mickey mouse?
□ The mickey mouse is more than you want to pay.

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