Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mouseketeer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: mouseke-teer
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the child or teenage performers featured in the American television variety show The Mickey Mouse Club.

Example Sentences

"Yes, I became one of those confused children in the school cafeteria who failed to identify with one of the Mouseketeers; one of those who flubbed in food fights because I had not sufficiently studied my friends' mentors […]"
"And that cartel's got a network that makes the CIA look like Mouseketeers."
"The research for that really disturbed me because so many of the Mouseketeers were living lives of quiet desperation. They hadn't profited emotionally, or financially, or professionally."

Etymology

Blend of mouse + musketeer, from the Mickey Mouse ears worn by the performers.

Inflected Forms

Mouseketeers (plural)

Questions

What does mouseketeer mean?: Any of the child or teenage performers featured in the American television variety show The Mickey Mouse Club.
Where does mouseketeer come from?: Blend of mouse + musketeer, from the Mickey Mouse ears worn by the performers.

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