mack

1
[ mak ]
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noun
  1. a pimp.

verb (used without object)
  1. to flirt with or make sexual advances toward someone (often followed by on): They spend their nights macking on the ladies.

Origin of mack

1
1885–90; by shortening of mackerel pimp <Middle French; see mackerel

Other definitions for mack (2 of 3)

mack2
[ mak ]

nounInformal.

Other definitions for Mack (3 of 3)

Mack
[ mak ]

noun
  1. Con·nie [kon-ee], /ˈkɒn i/, Cornelius McGillicuddy, 1862–1956, U.S. baseball player and manager.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use mack in a sentence

  • Macks corner had been fixed up with appropriate sport pictures before he came.

    Joan of the Journal | Helen Diehl Olds
  • They say that, if the Macks can get away with their rough work, anything ought to go.

  • When she finished the sheet, Tim read it over and placed it on Macks desk.

    Joan of the Journal | Helen Diehl Olds
  • Tim was not at his deskhe had told her that he was to have the one right next to Macks.

    Joan of the Journal | Helen Diehl Olds
  • And how Macks eyes snapped when he heard about the subway tunnel!

    Joan of the Journal | Helen Diehl Olds

British Dictionary definitions for mack (1 of 2)

mack1

/ (mæk) /


noun
  1. British informal a variant spelling of mac short for mackintosh (def. 1), mackintosh (def. 3)

British Dictionary definitions for mack (2 of 2)

mack2

/ (mæk) /


noun
  1. slang a pimp

Origin of mack

2
C19: shortened from obsolete mackerel, from Old French, of uncertain origin

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