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MICKEY FINN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mickey Finn mean?
• MICKEY FINN (noun)
The noun MICKEY FINN has 1 sense:
1. slang term for knockout drops
Familiarity information: MICKEY FINN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slang term for knockout drops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Mickey Finn" is a kind of...):
knockout drops (chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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