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big swinging mickey

Does anyone know the origin of the phrase 'big swinging mickey, please?

cherrycherry Sun 04/05/08 23:37

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dancecaller
Mon 05/05/08
16:07

No, I don't even know what it means. Is it rude?

cherrycherry
Mon 05/05/08
20:49

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It is said when somebody isn't impressed by another person who may be showing off (eg "I know Wayne Rooney's cat's vet's brother", reply might be "Big Swinging Mickey").
I think it is of Irish origin but I was wondering how it came about, and I don't know if it is rude or not!

Quizmonster
Tue 06/05/08
06:36

'Mickey' is, apparently - though I have never heard it so used - an Irish term for 'penis'. That might fit with the 'swinging' idea and so the three words 'big swinging Mickey' presumably mean much the same as 'total' followed by a 5-letter word beginning with 'p' and ending wifh 'k'. At least, that seems to fit the definition you've given, Cherry.

cherrycherry
Tue 06/05/08
15:26

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Thanks so much for your answer...I have been wondering what it meant for ages - ever since I had an Irish flatmate in the early 90s. I'm glad I know what it means now - it's a bit ruder than I thought so I will be careful not to use it in polite company. It's much appreciated.

fluffyfeet
Fri 09/05/08
09:44

its def. an irish statement thats wat men from around the border call their little private particles

cherrycherry
Fri 09/05/08
11:38

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I'm glad that I know that now...I'd been thinking it concerned an Irish trapeze artist called Mickey who wasn't very good at his act!

sarahzoe86
Sun 11/05/08
14:48

lol im from Ireland and we do calls mens bits mickeys :L
big swinging mickey.. or big mickey swing means big deal!!
imalways lmao wen i hear sum1 on tv saying hes taking the mickey outta me... totally different meaning in ireland!! :D

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