Big Mac en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /bɪɡ mæk/ (US)
Etymology
From big + Mac (patronymic, from the Mc in McDonald's).
Meanings
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A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.
I've heard my patients talk about exercising to "burn off the Big Mac" they ate for lunch or for that key lime pie they demolished last night. However, this type of reasoning isn't all that compelling if you sit down and work out the math. You must walk more than 6 miles—well over an hour—to burn off a Big Mac.
2003, Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Management, Rodale, page 144:On his thirtieth birthday Buddy Barnes received a reindeer sweater and a ten-dollar bill from his mom, as well as the following gifts from the Sticks: two Big Mac certificates, a package of ribbed prophylactics, three pairs of toe socks, a bottle of Wild Turkey, [...].
1980, Tom Lorenz, Guys Like Us, Viking Press, page 1:The Chicken Big Mac is similar to its beefy sibling; however, it replaces the two burgers with two tempura chicken patties.
2024 October 3, Jordan Valinsky, “McDonald’s is finally selling the Chicken Big Mac in the US”, in CNN:But when he comes back, he'll come home from work with a poisoned Big Mac and try to do me in.
2006, Dr. Calvin Miller, The Dogs of Snoqualmie, Broadman & Holman Publishers, page 12:In a light-hearted vein, the weekly news magazine The Economist has tested the PPP index by producing its own Big Mac index. This shows how much a standardized product such as a Big Mac costs in different countries and the result is actually surprisingly close to the PPP index.
2001, Bjørn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World, Cambridge University Press, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Macs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (54)
pt Big Mac (burger) · he ביג מק (burger) · sh Биг Мак (burger) · ko 빅맥 (burger) · ru Биг Ма́к (burger) · uk Біг Ма́к (burger) · th บิ๊กแม็ค (burger) · ur بگ میک (burger) · mi Makanui (burger) · sv Big Mac (burger) · cs Big Mac (burger) · ru биг-ма́к (burger) · tr Big Mac (burger) · es Big Mac (burger) · cmn 大麥克漢堡 /大麦克汉堡 (burger) · el Μπιγκ Μακ (burger) · ka ბიგ მაკი (burger) · be Біг Ма́к (burger) · ms Big Mac (burger) · ja ビッグマック (burger) · ca Big Mec (burger) · cmn 麥香堡 /麦香堡 (burger) · no Big Mac (burger) · ta பிக் மக் (burger) · bg Биг Мак (burger) · ro Big Mac (burger) · mr बिग मॅक (burger) · hy Բիգ Մակ (burger) · cmn 巨無霸 /巨无霸 (burger) · fi Big Mac (burger) · de Big Mäc (burger) · it Big Mac (burger) · ar بِيج مَاك (burger) · te బిగ్ మక్ (burger) · yue 巨無霸 /巨无霸 (burger) · da Big Mac (burger) · kn ಬಿಗ್ ಮಕ್ (burger) · sh Big Mac (burger) · tl Big Mac (burger) · hu Big Mac (burger) · si බිග් මැක් (burger) · pl Big Mac (burger) · fa بیگ مک (burger) · sk Big Mac (burger) · nl Big Mac (burger) · ar بِيغ مَاك (burger) · sl Big Mac (burger) · uk Біґ Ма́к (burger) · ar بِيغ مَاك (burger) · fr Big Mac (burger) · hi बिग मैक (burger) · de Big Mac (burger) · mk Биг Мек (burger) · ru биг-мэ́к (burger)