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Mickey Mouse

DEFINITION
a Walt Disney cartoon character, who first appeared as Mortimer Mouse in 1927, becoming Mickey in 1928. During the 1930s he became established as the central Disney character.
ADJECTIVE
informal
of inferior standard or quality:
"people think you're a Mickey Mouse outfit if you work from home"
synonyms:
inferior;·;second-rate;·;third-rate;·;gimcrack

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Mickey Mouse

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Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney, who originally voiced the character, and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. The name "Mickey" was suggested by Walt Disney's wife Lillian in response to Walt's original name, "Mortimer Mouse", during a train ride in 1928. Mickey is one of the world's most recognizable and universally acclaimed fictional characters of all time.

Created as a replacement for a prior Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey first appeared in the short Plane Crazy, debuting publicly in the short film Steamboat Willie (1928), one of the first sound cartoons. He went on to appear in over 130 films, including The Band Concert (1935), Brave Little Tailor (1938), and Fantasia (1940). Mickey appeared primarily in short films, but also occasionally in feature-length films. Ten of Mickey's cartoons were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, one of which, Lend a Paw, won the award in 1941. In 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Beginning in 1930, Mickey has also been featured extensively in comic strips and comic books. The Mickey Mouse comic strip, drawn primarily by Floyd Gottfredson, ran for 45 years. Mickey has also appeared in comic books such as Mickey Mouse, Disney Italy's Topolino and MM – Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine, and Wizards of Mickey. Mickey also features in television series such as The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1996) and others. He appears in other media such as video games as well as merchandising and is a meetable character at the Disney parks.

Mickey generally appears alongside his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his friends Donald Duck and Goofy, and his nemesis Pete, among others (see Mickey Mouse universe).

Though originally characterized as a cheeky lovable rogue, Mickey was rebranded over time as a nice guy, usually seen as an honest and bodacious hero.

In 2009, Disney began to rebrand the character again by putting less emphasis on his friendly, well-meaning persona and reintroducing the more adventurous and stubborn sides of his personality, beginning with the video game Epic Mickey.

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cheeky
ADJECTIVE
BRITISH
impudent or irreverent, typically in an endearing or amusing way:
"a cheeky grin"
synonyms:
BRITISH
informal
(of something pleasurable) consumed or done in an unplanned, rather self-indulgent way:
"a cheeky pint";·;[more]

Translate cheeky to German

adjective
frech
vorlaut

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rogue adjective

Definition of rogue (Entry 1 of 3)
1: resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable
capsized by a rogue wave
2: CORRUPT, DISHONEST
rogue cops
3: of or being a nation whose leaders defy international law or norms of international behavior
rogue states
go rogue
: to begin to behave in an independent or uncontrolled way that is not authorized, normal, or expected
Before the Clemson Tigers played Notre Dame in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, Clark [a bald eagle] was supposed to fly around the stadium, high above people's heads. But instead, he went rogue and decided to perch on two unsuspecting fans.
— Nicole Gallucci
Anders had been sent to the Amazon to monitor the program's progress under the formidable Dr. Annick Swensen (who may have gone rogue and is no longer returning the company's calls).
— Yvonne Zipp
Whenever a member of a group goes rogue, you can be absolutely certain that other members of that group will pop up with the "bad apple" defense, as in, "Well, sure, there's a few bad apples in every bunch, but that's the exception."
— Christine Flowers
rogue noun
Definition of rogue (Entry 2 of 3)
1: a dishonest or worthless person : SCOUNDREL
2: a mischievous person : SCAMP
3: VAGRANT, TRAMP
4: a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave
5: an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation
rogue verb
rogued; roguing or rogueing
Definition of rogue (Entry 3 of 3)
intransitive verb

: to weed out inferior, diseased, or nontypical individuals from a crop plant or a field

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bodacious adjective

Definition of bodacious
1Southern US and Midland US : OUTRIGHT, UNMISTAKABLE
2: REMARKABLE, NOTEWORTHY
a bodacious bargain
3: SEXY, VOLUPTUOUS
bodacious babes

Synonyms & Antonyms for bodacious
Synonyms

arresting, bold, brilliant, catchy, commanding, conspicuous, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching, flamboyant, grabby, kenspeckle [chiefly Scottish], marked, noisy, noticeable, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, showy, splashy, striking

Antonyms
inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy
 
Did you know?
Some of our readers may know bodacious as a word that figured prominently in the lingo of the 1989 film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Others may recall the term's frequent use in the long-running "Snuffy Smith" comic strip. Neither the creators of the comic strip nor the movie can claim to have coined bodacious, which began appearing in print during the 1800s, but both likely contributed to its popularity. The exact origin of the word is uncertain, but it was most likely influenced by bold and audacious, and it may be linked to boldacious, a term from British dialect meaning "brazen" or "impudent."
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Full Metal Jacket – Mickey Mouse song

In Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket (1987), American troops sing Mickey Mouse March to ironic effect at the film’s end, as they march out of the city at the Battle of Hua. Since the movie is set back in the late 1960’s, the Mickey Mouse Club TV show was extremely popular, and just about everyone who had seen the show was able to know the lyrics . This song was commonly used as a marching song, as a change from jody-calls and other military cadence calls. Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 British-American war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay by Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford was based on Hasford’s novel The Short-Timers (1979). The film stars Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, and Ed O’Ross. Its storyline follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their training and the experiences of two of the platoon’s Marines in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The film’s title refers to the full metal jacket bullet used by soldiers.

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The Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song

Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Hey there. Hi there. Ho there. You're as welcome as can be.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)
Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)

Forever let us hold our banner high.
High. High. High.

Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Here we go a-marching and a-shouting merrily.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

We play fair and we work hard and we're in harmony.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)
Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)

Forever let us hold our banner high.
High. High. High.

Boys and girls from far and near you're as welcome as can be.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Who is marching coast to coast and far across the sea?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.

Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)
Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)

Forever let us hold his banner high.
High. High. High.

Come along and sing a song and join the family.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


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jamboree

NOUN
a large celebration or party, typically a lavish and boisterous one:
"the film industry's annual jamboree in Cannes"
synonyms:
a large rally of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
synonyms:

Translate jamboree to German

noun
Jamboree
Gaudi


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