mick

n. a common short name for a man named Michael.

n. a diminutive or hypocoristic form of the male given name Michael.

“Most of his friends call him Mick instead of Michael.”

“The biography focuses on the early years of Mick Jagger, tracing his development from a student to a global rock icon.”

Informal

n. an extremely offensive and rude word for an Irish person or a Catholic person.

n. an offensive ethno-religious slur directed at people of Irish descent or Roman Catholics.

“The character in the old movie used a hateful slur when he called the man a mick.”

“The script was revised to remove the term 'mick', as the producers felt the historical slur was too inflammatory for a modern television audience.”

Slang · Vulgar

adj. very easy to do, especially a school subject or a job.

adj. describing a task, course, or job that requires very little effort.

“Everyone signed up for that class because they heard it was a mick course.”

“He looked for a mick job over the summer so he could spend most of his time at the beach.”

Slang · American English