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Meeces /mees'*z/ N. [TMRC] Occasional Furry Visitors Who Are Not Urchins.
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meeces /mees'*z/ n.
[TMRC] Occasional furry visitors who
are not urchins. [That is, mice. This may no longer be in
live use; it clearly derives from the refrain of the early-1960s
cartoon character Mr. Jinx: "I hate meeces to pieces!" --
ESR]
Related:
meeces: /mees'*z/ [TMRC] n. Occasional furry visitors who are not {urchin}s.
[That is, mice. This may no longer be in live use...
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