"meeces" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Originates from Huckleberry Hound, a series of cartoons from the 1960s, in which the character Mr. Jinks exclaims, "I hate meeces to pieces!" Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} meeces
  1. (nonstandard, childish) plural of mice (which is itself a plural of mouse). Tags: childish, form-of, nonstandard, plural Form of: mice (extra: which is itself a plural of mouse)
    Sense id: en-meeces-en-noun-FqhV2hgj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English miscellaneous irregular plurals

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  "etymology_text": "Originates from Huckleberry Hound, a series of cartoons from the 1960s, in which the character Mr. Jinks exclaims, \"I hate meeces to pieces!\"",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English miscellaneous irregular plurals",
          "parents": [],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1983, The Cure (band), The Love Cats (song)",
          "text": "Not broken in pieces, like hated little meeces."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, 24 January, Married ... with Children (episode \"Build a Better Mousetrap\")",
          "text": "We hate meeces to pieces."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1994, DBASE for DOS for Dummies, page 73",
          "text": "However, we also must urge you to get a mouse because the battle is over, and those hateful meeces have won.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Warning! This Book May Contain Life, page 6",
          "text": "Watch the little meeces carefully.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Miracle Over Miami: How the 2003 Marlins Shocked the World, page 78",
          "text": "\"I hate meeces to pieces,\" he said. Art Howe, manager of the New York Mets last year after seven years in Oakland and five in Houston.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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          "extra": "which is itself a plural of mouse",
          "word": "mice"
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        "plural of mice (which is itself a plural of mouse)."
      ],
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          "childish",
          "childish"
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          "mice",
          "mice#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, childish) plural of mice (which is itself a plural of mouse)."
      ],
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        "English noun forms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1983, The Cure (band), The Love Cats (song)",
          "text": "Not broken in pieces, like hated little meeces."
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          "ref": "1988, 24 January, Married ... with Children (episode \"Build a Better Mousetrap\")",
          "text": "We hate meeces to pieces."
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          "ref": "1994, DBASE for DOS for Dummies, page 73",
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          "ref": "2002, Warning! This Book May Contain Life, page 6",
          "text": "Watch the little meeces carefully.",
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          "ref": "2005, Miracle Over Miami: How the 2003 Marlins Shocked the World, page 78",
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        }
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