DCHP-3

Texas mickey

DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)

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Texas Mickey

n. & adj. — informal, Food & Drink

a 3-litre bottle of hard liquor, such as whiskey.

Type: 5. Frequency — Texas mickey is an informal term for the largest size of hard liquor bottles sold in Canada. The term is most prevalent in Canada (see Chart 1).
See also COD-2, s.v. "Texas mickey", which is marked "Cdn informal".

Quotations

1987
She doesn't say what happened to the contents, but in the Fraser Valley, lids are needed for 10 Texas mickey bottles (133 ounces).
1988
Snake-wine addicts can purchase a Texas Mickey-sized bottle of Hwongryongsul Yellow Dragon Liquor.
1995
As exhibits, prosecutor Jon Hak presented a drained 1,182-millilitre Texas mickey of vodka and an all but empty 768-ml bottle of rye whiskey.
2001
mickey: A bottle of booze. (A Texas mickey, on the other hand, is a ridiculously big bottle of booze, which, despite the name, is still a Canadianism through and through.)
2008
A Texas Mickey of Smirnoff Vodka will be raffled off for $5 per ticket. Money is being raised for Canadian Relief Fund For Chernobyl Victims in Belarus.
2016
"Chateau Lake Louise donated a night's stay with valet service valued at $895, David's Tea has given us some merchandise and will be offering tea samples. We've received everything from a Texas mickey of Canadian Club to a waterpik."

References

  • COD-2

Images

Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 12 Oct. 2012

Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 12 Oct. 2012