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jargon /mees'*z/ (
TMRC) Occasional furry visitors who are
not
urchins; that is, mice. This may no longer be in live
use. According to
ESR it derives from the refrain of the
early-1960s cartoon character Mr. Jinx: "I hate meeces to
*pieces*!"
(1996-12-09)