Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw a mickey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
throw a mick-ey
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a tantrum.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

throws a mickey (present, singular) throwing a mickey (participle, present) threw a mickey (past) thrown a mickey (participle, past) chuck a mickey (alternative)

Questions

What does throw a mickey mean?
To have a tantrum.

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