mac

¹

[ mak ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).

mac

²

or mack

[ mak ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a mackintosh.
2. McIntosh.

mac

³

[ mak ]

noun

1. macaroni ( def 1 ).
2. macaroni and cheese ( def ).

Mac

⁴

[ mak ]

noun

1. a male given name.

Mac.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Maccabees.

M.Ac.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Master of Accountancy.

Mac-

⁷

1. a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.

Mac

¹

/ mæk /

noun

1. an informal term of address to a man

Mac-

²

prefix

1. (in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son of

   MacDonald

   MacNeice

MAC

³

abbreviation for

1. multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting

mac

⁴

/ mæk /

noun

1. See mackintosh
   informal.
   short for mackintosh mackintosh

Mac.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mac¹

First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Origin of mac²

Shortened form

Origin of mac³

Shortened form

Origin of mac⁴

< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab

Word History and Origins

Origin of mac¹

C20: abstracted from Mac- , prefix of Scottish surnames

Origin of mac²

from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab

Example Sentences

With Mac and Jesse we wanted to establish a friendship that was mostly a product of their common situation and enclosed world.

From The Daily Beast

Brute is the story of Mac and Jesse, two disenfranchised teens who turn to robbing houses as a form of recreation and quick cash.

From The Daily Beast

Fewer and fewer of them, says Mac Naughton, are caught roaming the store “in the middle of the night.”

From The Daily Beast

I remember them coming over all adorable with mac and cheese, collard greens, fried chicken.

From The Daily Beast

As with AIG, the government essentially bailed out the financial system by bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

From The Daily Beast

When we were mounted Mac leaned over and muttered an admonitory word for Piegan's ear alone.

From Project Gutenberg

If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.

From Project Gutenberg

After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.

From Project Gutenberg

One or two of the buffalo-hunters exchanged words with us while Mac was building his cigarette and lighting it.

From Project Gutenberg

When we got down into the bottom Mac turned aside to the deep-worn trail and glanced sharply down at the ruts.

From Project Gutenberg

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