soft Mickn.

Brit.

/ˌsɒft ˈmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsɔft ˈmɪk/,

/ˌsɑft ˈmɪk/

Forms: 1900s– Soft Mick, 1900s– soft Mick, 2000s– soft mick.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: soft adj., proper name Mick.

Etymology: < soft adj. (perhaps compare soft adj. 22) + Mick, pet form of the male forename Michael (see Mick n.¹).

English regional (Lancashire).

Used in similative and comparative phrases to indicate a great quantity or degree, as more —— than soft Mick, as —— as soft Mick.

ΚΠ

1939 T. Thompson in Manch. Guardian 19 May 22/1 ‘Tha makes me sick,’ said Jim Gregson. ‘Tha knows more nor Soft Mick.’

1977 Guardian 4 Nov. 16/5 Banks have lent more daft money to potty companies on so called basic information than soft Mick.

1999 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 June 58 As a child in Blackpool, people said I had ‘the cheek of Soft Mick’.

2000 Independent (Nexis) 1 Apr. (Features section) 10 She may be knocking them out like soft mick, but her quality control can't be faulted.

2011 @chrisw81 13 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I've got more shoes than soft mick.

2016 C. Wallace Finding of Martha Lost 24 ‘You're being as daft as Soft Mick,’ Mother proclaims.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft mick
释义	soft Mickn. Brit. /ˌsɒft ˈmɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɔft ˈmɪk/, /ˌsɑft ˈmɪk/ Forms: 1900s– Soft Mick, 1900s– soft Mick, 2000s– soft mick. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: soft adj., proper name Mick. Etymology: < soft adj. (perhaps compare soft adj. 22) + Mick, pet form of the male forename Michael (see Mick n.¹). English regional (Lancashire). Used in similative and comparative phrases to indicate a great quantity or degree, as more —— than soft Mick, as —— as soft Mick. ΚΠ 1939 T. Thompson in Manch. Guardian 19 May 22/1 ‘Tha makes me sick,’ said Jim Gregson. ‘Tha knows more nor Soft Mick.’ 1977 Guardian 4 Nov. 16/5 Banks have lent more daft money to potty companies on so called basic information than soft Mick. 1999 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 June 58 As a child in Blackpool, people said I had ‘the cheek of Soft Mick’. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 1 Apr. (Features section) 10 She may be knocking them out like soft mick, but her quality control can't be faulted. 2011 @chrisw81 13 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I've got more shoes than soft mick. 2016 C. Wallace Finding of Martha Lost 24 ‘You're being as daft as Soft Mick,’ Mother proclaims. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
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