Mickey Mouse ring
- noun
:
anillo de Mickey Mouse
- I bought a Mickey Mouse ring for my niece.
Examples
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Collectors often look for vintage Mickey Mouse rings online.
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She wore her favorite Mickey Mouse ring to the party.
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He gave his niece a sparkling Mickey Mouse ring for her birthday.
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Do you like this Mickey Mouse ring?
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She wore a Mickey Mouse ring to show her love for the beloved cartoon character.
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The Mickey Mouse ring sparkled under the party lights, catching everyone's attention.
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For her birthday, he surprised her with a Mickey Mouse ring that she had always wanted.
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Morphology
Mickey + Mouse + ring
The meaning is directly compositional: the proper name 'Mickey Mouse' functions as a modifier of 'ring' to indicate a ring featuring that character, so a learner who recognizes the name (or the two words together as a named character) can derive the meaning. The noun‑noun modifier pattern is a standard, cross‑linguistically common construction, making the expression transparent (with the minor caveat that it presupposes familiarity with the cultural referent).
Etymology
Mickey Mouse ring: The noun Mickey Mouse ring comes from the famous cartoon mouse Mickey Mouse. Toy makers and jewelers made small rings with his face as a fun gift for children, so today it means 'a ring decorated with the cartoon character Mickey Mouse'.