meeces

See also: Meeces

English

Etymology

Originates from Huckleberry Hound, a series of cartoons from the 1960s, in which the character Mr. Jinks exclaims, "I hate meeces to pieces!"

Noun

meeces

1. (nonstandard, childish) plural of mice (which is itself a plural of mouse).
   • 1983, The Cure (band), The Love Cats (song)

     Not broken in pieces, like hated little meeces.

   • 1988, 24 January, Married ... with Children (episode "Build a Better Mousetrap")

     We hate meeces to pieces.

   • 1994, DBASE for DOS for Dummies, page 73:

     However, we also must urge you to get a mouse because the battle is over, and those hateful meeces have won.

   • 2002, Warning! This Book May Contain Life, page 6:

     Watch the little meeces carefully.

   • 2005, Miracle Over Miami: How the 2003 Marlins Shocked the World, page 78:

     "I hate meeces to pieces," he said. Art Howe, manager of the New York Mets last year after seven years in Oakland and five in Houston.

References

• The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2005) p. 1281.
• http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/meeces

Anagrams

• emcees