running on Mickeysoft
- idiom
- Offensive
:
funcionar con Mickeysoft (informal, ofensivo)
- Ever since the update, my old laptop feels like it's running on Mickeysoft, crashing every hour.
Examples
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Don't trust that server—it's always been running on Mickeysoft and never stable.
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After the third error message this morning, he said his phone must be running on Mickeysoft.
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My laptop is running on Mickeysoft again!
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Is your computer running on Mickeysoft too?
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After the third error message this morning, he said his phone must be running on Mickeysoft.
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Don't trust that server—it's always been running on Mickeysoft and never stable.
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Ever since the update, my old laptop feels like it's running on Mickeysoft, crashing every hour.
Synonyms
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8.9
Not working properly, like a machine or phone
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9.9
Very bad in quality but so silly it is almost funny
Not working properly so a machine or system cannot work as it should
A part that does not work properly or is weak, often for body parts and machines
How Reliable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The construction 'running on X' is transparently understood as indicating the software/platform a machine uses, so a learner who knows 'running' and 'on' can infer it's about software. However, 'Mickeysoft' is a creative, culture-specific pun on 'Microsoft' (Mickey + -soft) and carries a derogatory evaluative nuance that is not predictable from the parts without familiarity with the brand/wordplay. Because the basic idea (some kind of software) is derivable but the satirical/negative meaning requires extra cultural knowledge, this is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Running on Mickeysoft is slang that makes fun of the name 'Microsoft' by imagining a cheap, cartoon-like system called Mickeysoft, from Mickey and soft. Imagine a silly program with a mouse logo that keeps freezing and crashing, so people say a device is 'unreliable' or has 'poorly performing software' when it is running on Mickeysoft.