Mickey Finn (drugs)

In slang, a Mickey Finn (or simply a Mickey) is a drink laced with an incapacitating agent, particularly chloral hydrate, given to someone without their knowledge with the intent to incapacitate them or "knock them out"; hence the colloquial name knockout drops. Serving someone a "Mickey" is most commonly referred to as "slipping someone a mickey".[1]

The "spiking" of drinks is a practice used by sexual predators at drinking establishments who lace alcoholic drinks with sedative drugs.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The meaning and origin of the expression: A Mickey Finn". Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tourists drinks spiked with date rape drugs by thieving gangs in Benidorm". Metro. 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ "How to tell if your drink has been spiked on a night out and what to do". The Independent. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14.