Mickey Finnn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪkɪ ˈfɪn/, U.S.

/ˈmɪki ˈfɪn/

Forms: 1900s– Mickey Finn, 1900s– Mickey Flynn (irregular).

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name ‘Mickey’ Finn.

Etymology: < the name of ‘Mickey’ Finn, a Chicago saloon-keeper of the late 19th and early 20th cent. who was alleged to have drugged and robbed his customers: see J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. 549 and the following:1903 Chicago Daily News 16 Dec. 1/7 The complete defense advanced by ‘Mickey’ Finn, proprietor of the Lone Star saloon..described..as the scene of blood-curdling crimes through the agency of drugged liquor.1903 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 17 Dec. 1 (heading) Lone Star Saloon loses its license. ‘Mickey’ Finn's alleged ‘knock-out drops’..put him out of business.The precise allusion in Phrases, an isolated use, is uncertain; it is perhaps used with reference to the departure of Mickey Finn from Chicago for a period after the closure of the Lone Star Saloon, though compare mick n.⁵ and variants s.v.

slang (originally U.S.).

A strong alcoholic drink (now rare or disused); an alcoholic or other drink that has been deliberately adulterated with a strong sedative (esp. chloral hydrate) or (U.S.) a purgative drug. Also (apparently the original use): a drug used in such a drink; spec. a strong sedative or hypnotic. Cf. Michael n. 5.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > with drugs added

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posta1667

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > narcotic drink or drug used for

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1915 Los Angeles Examiner 26 Dec. vi. 4 [Sign in saloon] Try a Michael Finneka cocktail.]

1918 Washington Post 23 June 1/3 It is thought that many cases of supposed ptomaine poisoning reported after meals in downtown cafes and hotels may have been caused by the ‘Mickey Finns’.

1928 M. C. Sharpe Chicago May xii. 99 I got a bottle of brandy... He was lit up..but I shot a few more Mickey Finns (double drinks) into him.

1931 Amer. Mercury Mar. 316/1 But he never slipped an obstreperous customer the croton oil Mickey Finn of the modern night club.

1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (1935) iii. 86 The cheap bastard... I'd like to give him a Mickey Finn.

1951 P. G. Wodehouse Old Reliable v. 71 She had been about to suggest that the butler might slip into Adela's bedtime Ovaltine what is known as a knockout drop or Mickey Finn.

1960 Guardian 17 June 7/4 The reader cannot be sure when Mr. Colquhoun is about to slip him a Bible..and when a Mickey Finn.

1973 D. Bagley Tightrope Men xii. 93 Meyrick was probably knocked out by a Mickey Finn in his nightly Ovaltine.

1991 R. Rendell Kissing Gunner's Daughter (1992) xvi. 203 Could be whoever it was did it administered a Mickey Finn first.

Phrases

to take a Mickey Finn: to abscond, take flight. rare.

ΚΠ

1925 D. Hammett in Black Mask Mar. 28/2 There's a hundred thousand he's holding—a third of it's mine. You don't think I'm going to take a Mickey Finn on that, do you?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mickey finn
释义	Mickey Finnn. Brit. /ˌmɪkɪ ˈfɪn/, U.S. /ˈmɪki ˈfɪn/ Forms: 1900s– Mickey Finn, 1900s– Mickey Flynn (irregular). Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name ‘Mickey’ Finn. Etymology: < the name of ‘Mickey’ Finn, a Chicago saloon-keeper of the late 19th and early 20th cent. who was alleged to have drugged and robbed his customers: see J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1997) II. 549 and the following:1903 Chicago Daily News 16 Dec. 1/7 The complete defense advanced by ‘Mickey’ Finn, proprietor of the Lone Star saloon..described..as the scene of blood-curdling crimes through the agency of drugged liquor.1903 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 17 Dec. 1 (heading) Lone Star Saloon loses its license. ‘Mickey’ Finn's alleged ‘knock-out drops’..put him out of business.The precise allusion in Phrases, an isolated use, is uncertain; it is perhaps used with reference to the departure of Mickey Finn from Chicago for a period after the closure of the Lone Star Saloon, though compare mick n.⁵ and variants s.v. slang (originally U.S.). A strong alcoholic drink (now rare or disused); an alcoholic or other drink that has been deliberately adulterated with a strong sedative (esp. chloral hydrate) or (U.S.) a purgative drug. Also (apparently the original use): a drug used in such a drink; spec. a strong sedative or hypnotic. Cf. Michael n. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > with drugs added lull1659 posta1667 Mickey Finn1918 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > narcotic drink or drug used for dwale1393 tonga1852 locus1859 knock-out drops1895 Mickey Finn1918 Michael1932 Mickey1938 incapacitant1961 1915 Los Angeles Examiner 26 Dec. vi. 4 [Sign in saloon] Try a Michael Finneka cocktail.] 1918 Washington Post 23 June 1/3 It is thought that many cases of supposed ptomaine poisoning reported after meals in downtown cafes and hotels may have been caused by the ‘Mickey Finns’. 1928 M. C. Sharpe Chicago May xii. 99 I got a bottle of brandy... He was lit up..but I shot a few more Mickey Finns (double drinks) into him. 1931 Amer. Mercury Mar. 316/1 But he never slipped an obstreperous customer the croton oil Mickey Finn of the modern night club. 1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (1935) iii. 86 The cheap bastard... I'd like to give him a Mickey Finn. 1951 P. G. Wodehouse Old Reliable v. 71 She had been about to suggest that the butler might slip into Adela's bedtime Ovaltine what is known as a knockout drop or Mickey Finn. 1960 Guardian 17 June 7/4 The reader cannot be sure when Mr. Colquhoun is about to slip him a Bible..and when a Mickey Finn. 1973 D. Bagley Tightrope Men xii. 93 Meyrick was probably knocked out by a Mickey Finn in his nightly Ovaltine. 1991 R. Rendell Kissing Gunner's Daughter (1992) xvi. 203 Could be whoever it was did it administered a Mickey Finn first. Phrases to take a Mickey Finn: to abscond, take flight. rare. ΚΠ 1925 D. Hammett in Black Mask Mar. 28/2 There's a hundred thousand he's holding—a third of it's mine. You don't think I'm going to take a Mickey Finn on that, do you? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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