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plural of mouse examples
third-person singular simple present mices, present participle micing, simple past and past participle miced
(Bermuda, chiefly in the form micin) To be distracted or inattentive (possibly alluding to a cat being distracted by a mouse). quotations examples
That cat's mysin, he doesn't see the dog coming.
1984, Peter A. Smith, Fred M. Barritt, Bermewjan Vurds, Island Press
A breakfast diner might describe an incident with someone who was "not too tightly wrapped". Or not wanting to waste time on someone who was always "micin". Another breakfast guest might explode with "what'chu mean?", only to be told half-jokingly, “Bie ... shut yor mouth”.
2015 December 9, Jack Gauntlett, “Bermudian sayings always raise a smile”, in The Royal Gazette, archived from the original on 2022-12-11