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McWorld en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mc- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world English McWorld From Mc- + world.

Meanings

1. The spreading of McDonald's restaurants throughout the world as the result of globalization.
2. (broadly) The effects of international McDonaldization of services and commercialization of goods and services as an element of globalization as a whole.
   • Pret a Manger, the veddy British chain, has gained a foothold in our McWorld of burgers and fries, where you can fun-size this, combo that and, let’s face it, sort of expect sullen service. 2011 August 6, Stephanie Clifford, “Would You Like a Smile With That?”, in The New York Times:

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