Meeces

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  meeces /mees'*z/ n. [TMRC] Occasional furry visitors who are not
     {urchin}s. [That is, mice. This may no longer be in live use; it clearly
     derives from the refrain of the early-1960s cartoon character Mr. Jinks:
     "I hate meeces to _pieces_!" -- ESR]
  
  



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  meeces
       
           /mees'*z/ ({TMRC}) Occasional furry visitors who are
          not {urchin}s; that is, mice.  This may no longer be in live
          use.  According to {ESR} it derives from the refrain of the
          early-1960s cartoon character Mr. Jinx: "I hate meeces to
          *pieces*!"
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1996-12-09)