mickey mouse
[adjective]
Synonyms: petty, measly, niggling, paltry, peanut, pettifogging, picayune, picayunish, piddling, puny

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ˌMickey ˈMouse adjective informal
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Mickey Mouse, cartoon character invented by the U.S. film producer Walt Disney]
small and not at all important:
The charity has been described as a Mickey Mouse operation.
a Mickey Mouse job

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Mickey-Mouse
[informal]
not important or not good compared with other things of the same type.
We're talking about a respected organization here - not some Mickey-Mouse outfit.
(always before noun)

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mickey mouse
mickey mouse¹ adj., slang Inferior; second rate; chicken; easy; gimmicky.
Watch out for Perkins; he's full of mickey mouse ideas.
mickey mouse² n. (derogatory) A stupid person; a policeman; a white man (as used by blacks).

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