English Explanatory Dictionary

Mickey Mouse ring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The 2020 NBA championship won by the Los Angeles Lakers.
  2. Any championship in a sporting competition that is perceived to be of lower quality than other championships due to weaker competition or circumstances.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Mickey Mouse, ring.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Mickey Mouse ring Mickey Mouse rings

Etymology

Likely from Mickey Mouse (“of inferior quality”), or in reference to the 2020 NBA Bubble shortened basketball season held at Walt Disney World, or both of these; with ring as a metonym for “championship” after the Championship ring presented to members of winning teams.

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