Mactard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *makkʷos Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ (maqqi) Old Irish macc Middle Irish mac Scottish Gaelic mac Scottish Gaelic an Proto-Celtic *to- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus Proto-Celtic *wissus Proto-Celtic *towissus Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos Proto-Celtic *-ākos Proto-Celtic *towissākos Primitive Irish ᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ (tovisaci) Old Irish toísech Scottish Gaelic tòisiche Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche English McIntosh English Macintosh English Mac Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-d-o- Proto-Italic *tardo- Latin tardus Latin retardōbor. Anglo-Norman retarderbor. Middle English retarden English retard English -tard English Mactard From Mac (“a Macintosh computer”) + -tard.
Meanings
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(Internet, derogatory, offensive, vulgar) One who uses and uncritically advocates Macintosh computers.
BTW, you Mactards keep claiming Mac is a Unix (which it isn't), so....when will you Unix guys settle on one "distro"?
2005 June 14, Liam Slider, “Re: Linux Dev switching to OS X,Mac?”, in comp.sys.mac.advocacy (Usenet):> Because any 'tard can manage to download stuff off of Kazaa. Except us Mactards.
2003 July 20, Tonawanda Kardex, “Re: OT Recording industry on attack”, in alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers (Usenet):Lyle is also a Mactard who should have learned his lesson from the last book.
2002 May 17, geek_girl, “Re: My little Bromo rant”, in misc.fitness.weights (Usenet):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Mactards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |