English Explanatory Dictionary

Mickey Mouse degree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A university degree that is considered worthless or irrelevant.

Word forms

Mickey Mouse degree Mickey Mouse degrees

Etymology

After Mickey Mouse, a term which can mean "worthless" or "silly" or "wimpy", or something like that. Coined by British politician Margaret Hodge in 2003.

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