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Maccies en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Clipping of McDonald's + -ie, suffixed with -s either per the root noun's possessive or as an analogy of other British fast food chains, such as Greggs. Compare chippies and brekkies.

Meanings

1. (UK, countable, slang, uncountable) McDonald's, or McDonald's food.
   • He'd bring me a Maccies in the car, too, which was sweet of him, but it's also the reason I started piling on the weight. 2015, Holly Hagan, Holly Hagan - Not Quite A Geordie, John Blake Publishing, →ISBN:
   • We had five quid between us to get home and grab a Maccies or Wimpy at Lime Street on the way. 2012, Steven Gerrard, Steven Gerrard: My Story, Random House, →ISBN, page 30:
   • She texted sayin' to put on my best trackies / Forget pot noodle ... time for Maccies! 2011, Alexandra Elkington, The Tunnel at the Beginning of the Light, Chipmunkapublishing ltd, →ISBN, page 95:

Forms

Synonyms

McD's · McDo · Mickey D's · Macca's