What is the difference between a PEG and a mickey?
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According to Canadian slang, a 'mickey' is a 375ml bottle of hard liquor, but it is also an American slang term for a drink secretly laced with incapacitating drugs. This crucial distinction between a PEG and a mickey involves volume versus danger, with a 'peg' being a standard measure of alcohol and a 'mickey' representing a spiked, and potentially lethal, drink.
