Speedy Gonzales

Cartoon rodent blur

Speedy Gonzales is a cartoon mouse from Looney Tunes, known as "the fastest mouse in all Mexico." The name serves as a reference for anyone or anything remarkably fast: He finished the project like Speedy Gonzales.

Used of a person, it can carry ethnic overtones depending on context—sometimes affectionate, sometimes reductive.

Mexican

sombrero

Wide-brimmed Latin headwear

  • fiestaFestive public celebration
  • MexicoNorth American southern nation
  • jalapeñoMild-to-medium Mexican pepper

mariachi · serape · Cinco de Mayo · charro · pueblo · piñata · cantina · border · hacienda · desert

Looney Tunes

Warner Bros

Major film studio

Mel Blanc · Chuck Jones · Merrie Melodies · Daffy Duck · slapstick · cartoon · animation · voice acting · shorts · comedy

speed

fastest

Most rapid of all

quick · sprint · turbo · lightning · zippy · supersonic · blur · dash · zoom · whoosh

mouse

rodent

Gnawing mammal order

scurry · nibble · furry · squeak · tiny · cousin · mice · anthropomorphic · cartoon mouse · Jerry

Categories
Opposites
speed/velocity

Speedy Gonzalesslow

Lacking in speed

sluggish · tortoise · snail · gradual · plodding

Looney Tunes character dynamics

Speedy GonzalesDaffy Duck

Wile E. Coyote · Elmer Fudd

energy/temperament

Speedy GonzalesEeyore

lethargic · torpid · listless · sloth · lazybones

Family

speedy, speeding, speedily, speedboat, speediness, speedometer, speedboats, speedometers, Gonzalez

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG