mickey mouse ring
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any championship in a sporting competition that is perceived to be of lower quality than other championships due to weaker competition or circumstances.
American usage; Derogatory; Informal
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Mickey Mouse, ring.
Example Sentences
- "After the Lakers won their little Mickey Mouse ring, LeBron went to the church of victimhood as he often does, and talked about what a ‘huge challenge’ it was to be in Orlando."
- "Occasional jabs about James and his supposed 'Mickey Mouse' ring haven’t really stuck."
- "But this upsets many fans, leading to widespread comments all over social media such as a Mickey Mouse Ring/Win/Championship (in reference to how the NBA bubble was at Disney World) to underline how these competitions are not authentic enough because of coronavirus's impact on how well teams can play."
- "Lakers/LeBron haters have lamely labeled last year’s title, which featured a mental and emotional toll unlike any other in NBA history, a Mickey Mouse ring."
- "Basically, a Mickey Mouse ring is a championship that is not earned and seems to come “easily.”"
- "I do not want them to win a ring again. If the Dodgers win, at least it will remove the “Mickey Mouse ring” thing which would be a fair criticism if it was literally any other team than the Dodgers who actually have been the best team in baseball for a while!"
Etymology
Likely from Mickey Mouse (“of inferior quality”), or in reference to the 2020 NBA Bubble shortened basketball season held at Walt Disney World, or both of these; with ring as a metonym for “championship” after the Championship ring presented to members of winning teams.
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Informal
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Sports.