Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the pat and mick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: on the -pat and mick
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Sick; out of commission due to being unwell.

Slang

prep_phrase

Alternative letter-case form of on the Pat and Mick.

Example Sentences

"Things are very different when you are off on the sick. . . . For a start, when you are on the Pat and Mick you no longer go to work."
"I'm on the pat and mick at the mo. Only went to town to see my mother off on the train, as she'd come down for the weekend to cheer me up."
"While lifting the SD1's battery the handle came off. . . . [I]t then bounced and landed on my foot—good job I was wearing my toetectors otherwise I would have spent Christmas on the pat and mick."

Etymology

Rhyming slang for on the sick. Pat and Mick are stereotypical Irish names.

Usage

Slang

Synonyms

laid up

Questions

What does on the pat and mick mean?: Sick; out of commission due to being unwell.
Where does on the pat and mick come from?: Rhyming slang for on the sick. Pat and Mick are stereotypical Irish names.

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