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house mouse
noun- a prisoner who takes or accepts responsibility for cleaning a prison cell, dormitory or common room US
- — James Harris, A Convict’s Dictionary, p. 33, 1989
- in Antarctica, support personnel assigned to the base, especially someone assigned to domestic duties ANTARCTICA, 1958
- — Bernadette Hince, The Antarctic Dictionary, p. 169, 2000
- — Cool Antarctica, 2003: “Antarctic slang”
- an American soldier who explored Viet Cong tunnels US
- Every company had what they called their “house mouse,” who was usually the smallest guy in the bunch. — The Houston Chronicle, 27 October 1989
- during the Vietnam war, a Vietnamese maid or mistress US
- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 109, 1991
- a fastidious cleaner US
- It’s always kind of neat to have a house mouse to cook and clean up[.] — Robert Lipkin, A Brotherhood of Outlaws, p. 36, 1981
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