Pronunciations (2)
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/maɪk/
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[mɐɪʔk]
Pronunciation notes
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Noun
A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter M.
Noun
An Irishman, especially a labourer.
Usage- Slang
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[…] very hard work, a holy day — & the boys went on to […] & took the Mikes, so I cd get no helper but Marty — had to set up Punch & Judy show — & when I proposed to decorate tree heard it was still in the woods! However John Rourke appeared & dug up a small silver, to be planted again […]
Gott strafe the roll-call, hurrah for the 'Mikes,' / Hurrah for the rebel boys that organised the strikes, / For everywhere the roll was called their names they didn't know.
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
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West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin was not impressed with the executive orders, calling them a “troubling example” of executive overreach that “could harm us for generations.”
A diminutive of the female given name Michaela.
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