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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse

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A famous cartoon mouse created by Walt Disney who is the symbol of the Disney company
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmɪki maʊs/
: Mickey Mouse
  • The cartoon character Mickey Mouse has appeared in countless films and television shows since his creation.
  • Mickey Mouse Club
  • Mickey Mouse character
  • Mickey Mouse shirt

It's a disgrace to the legacy of Mickey Mouse.

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Examples

  • Disney created Mickey Mouse in 1928.

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  • Frank walks cautiously through the dark, finds a bathroom lit by a glowing Mickey Mouse switch.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Sulaiman and his coworker at "Writer" Sign Writers, for instance, are quite fond of Mickey Mouse.

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  • Just as I start thinking about another beer, the little girl in the Mickey Mouse T-shirt approaches Jeff again and taps him on the knee.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • She proudly displays a metal heart with a welding line down the middle and has pasted Mickey Mouse stickers on her black welding mask.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Last year he tweeted a picture of Mickey Mouse with a bushy beard and his girlfriend Minnie sporting a veil, and this led to much outcry.

  • Mickey Mouse is recognized worldwide as the beloved mascot of Mickey Mouse Company.

  • Many children dream of meeting Mickey Mouse when they visit Disneyland.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Mickey + Mouse

The compound combines a proper name and the noun 'mouse', so a learner who knows the words can readily infer it refers to a mouse called 'Mickey'. However, the specific encyclopedic meaning — a famous Disney cartoon character and company mascot — is world-knowledge rather than compositional, so the full referent is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Mickey Mouse was created by Walt Disney in 1928 as a friendly cartoon mouse. The two parts, Mickey (a friendly name) and Mouse (the animal), make a simple picture, and that's why Mickey Mouse now means the famous cartoon character and a 'symbol' of fun for The Walt Disney Company.