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单词 Mickey Finn
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Definition of Mickey Finn in English:

Mickey Finn

noun mɪki ˈfɪnˌmɪki ˈfɪn
informal
  • 1An alcoholic drink that has been surreptitiously drugged so as to make the drinker unconscious.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The latter mixed with an alcoholic drink is known as a Mickey Finn, used, in detective literature at least, to knock out the ‘goodies’.
    • But once again, it would appear that they are serving us the policy equivalent of a Mickey Finn.
    • Police say she went to his house, knocked him out with a Mickey Finn and, as he was falling asleep from the spiked cocktail, strangled him with a rope.
    • In many cases, the girl has intentionally been fed a Mickey Finn and is physically powerless to prevent a gang-rape from unfolding.
    1. 1.1 A drug added to a drink so as to make the drinker unconscious.
      she slipped a Mickey Finn into his glass

Origin

1920s: of unknown origin; sometimes said to be the name of a notorious Chicago saloon keeper (circa1896–1906).

 
 

Definition of Mickey Finn in US English:

Mickey Finn

nounˌmikē ˈfinˌmɪki ˈfɪn
informal
  • 1A surreptitiously drugged or doctored drink given to someone so as to make them drunk or insensible.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Police say she went to his house, knocked him out with a Mickey Finn and, as he was falling asleep from the spiked cocktail, strangled him with a rope.
    • But once again, it would appear that they are serving us the policy equivalent of a Mickey Finn.
    • In many cases, the girl has intentionally been fed a Mickey Finn and is physically powerless to prevent a gang-rape from unfolding.
    • The latter mixed with an alcoholic drink is known as a Mickey Finn, used, in detective literature at least, to knock out the ‘goodies’.
    1. 1.1 A drug added to a drink so as to make the drinker unconscious.
      she slipped a Mickey Finn into his glass

Origin

1920s: of unknown origin; sometimes said to be the name of a notorious Chicago saloon keeper ( c 1896–1906).

 
 
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