"Mickey Mouse degree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mickey Mouse degrees [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q688913|in=2003|nat=British|occ=politician}} Coined by British politician Margaret Hodge in 2003 Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Mickey Mouse degree}} Mickey Mouse degree (plural Mickey Mouse degrees)
  1. A university degree that is considered worthless or irrelevant. Wikipedia link: Mickey Mouse degree Categories (topical): Education Translations (a university degree considered worthless or irrelevant): 米奇老鼠學位 (Chinese Cantonese), 米奇老鼠学位 (alt: mai⁵ kei⁴ lou⁵ syu² hok⁶ wai⁶⁻²) [Hong-Kong] (Chinese Cantonese), 米老鼠學位 (Chinese Mandarin), 米老鼠学位 (Mǐ Lǎoshǔ xuéwèi) (english: Mainland) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 野雞學位 (Chinese Mandarin), 野鸡学位 (yějī xuéwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 水貨學位 (Chinese Mandarin), 水货学位 (shuǐhuò xuéwèi) (Chinese Mandarin)
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