Dictionary

mac en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /mæk/
• măk
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of mackintosh.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).
   alt of mackintosh
   • 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 1969, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, 0:04 from the start, in The Ballad of John and Yoko (music video), The Beatles (actor), Vevo, published 2017:
2. (Australia, Canada, UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).

Forms

Deriveds

pac-a-mac

mac en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /mæk/
• măk
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Clipping of macaroni.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable) Clipping of macaroni.
   alt of macaroni
   • Nothing tastes better to me than a big ol' bowl of super creamy, cheesy mac! 2019, Gail Green, Marci Peschke, Lunch Recipe Queen (Kylie Jean), North Mankato, Minn.: Picture Window Books, Capstone, →ISBN, page 6:
   • Who wrote "kick me" on my back? Who put a spider in my mac? 1998, Dennis Doyle, edited by Alison Sage, Treasury of Children's Poetry, Shirley Said, page 177:
   • Is there any mac and cheese left?

Deriveds

mac 'n' cheese · chili mac · mac salad · mac and cheese