ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mac

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /mæk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mac is a noun meaning Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

Meaning

Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

More Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, slang) Clipping of macaroni.
  2. (UK, US, Canada, Australia, slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).

Example Sentences

Is there any mac and cheese left?
Who wrote "kick me" on my back? Who put a spider in my mac?
Nothing tastes better to me than a big ol' bowl of super creamy, cheesy mac!
Standing in the dock at Southampton / Trying to get to Holland or France / The man in the mac said / You've got to go back / You know they didn't even give us a chance

Word Forms

Synonyms for mac

Depending on context, synonyms include mack, mackintosh, macintosh.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mackintosh, macintosh, mack, cam, clarence, cem.

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