Mickey Finn
Knockout cocktail surprise
A Mickey Finn is a drink secretly drugged to incapacitate the person who drinks it, typically to rob or assault them: Someone slipped him a Mickey Finn at the bar.
Often shortened to mickey: slip someone a mickey.
The term dates to early 20th-century American slang, possibly from a Chicago bartender known for drugging and robbing customers.
Secretly administered sedative
- roofieIllicit sedative tablet
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
stupefy · drugged · laced · slip · dose · tamper · GHB · barbiturate
One harmed by another
- assaultViolent offensive act
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- barDrinking establishment
nightclub · unsuspecting · vulnerable · theft · robbery · sexual assault · abduction · criminality
Illicit liquor establishment
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- gangstersOrganized crime members
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
saloon · barkeep · underworld · organized crime · racket · vice · illicit · nightlife
Done secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
ruse · guile · con · duplicity · betrayal · trust · unsuspecting · distraction
knockout drops
Secretly administered sedative
- roofieIllicit sedative tablet
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- incapacitateDeprive of strength or ability
unconscious · stupefy · drugged · laced · slip · dose · tamper · GHB · barbiturate · tranquilizer
victim
One harmed by another
- assaultViolent offensive act
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
bar · nightclub · unsuspecting · vulnerable · theft · robbery · sexual assault · abduction · criminality · felony
speakeasy
Illicit liquor establishment
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- gangstersOrganized crime members
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
Chicago · saloon · barkeep · underworld · organized crime · racket · vice · illicit · nightlife · gin joint
surreptitious
Done secretly, avoiding detection
- covertIntentionally concealed
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
subterfuge · ruse · guile · con · duplicity · betrayal · trust · unsuspecting · distraction · sleight of hand
Mickey Finnvirgin drink
Non-alcoholic cocktail
neat pour · neat · uncut · bottled water
Mickey Finntoast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
restorative · welcome drink · antidote · loving cup · nightcap