mac

[ mak ]

/ mæk /

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noun (often initial capital letter) Informal.

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

Nearby words

mabelle, mabinogion, mabinogion, the, mableton, mabuse, mac, mac-, mac., macabre, macaco, macadam

Origin of mac

First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Definition for mac (2 of 6)

mac

or mack

[ mak ]

/ mæk /

noun Informal.

a mackintosh.

McIntosh.

Origin of mac

shortened form

Definition for mac (3 of 6)

Mac

[ mak ]

/ mæk /

noun

a male given name.

Definition for mac (4 of 6)

Mac-

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

Also Mc- Mc-, M'-.

Origin of Mac-

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

Definition for mac (5 of 6)

Mac.

Maccabees.

Definition for mac (6 of 6)

M.Ac.

Master of Accountancy.

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Examples from the Web for mac

With Mac and Jesse we wanted to establish a friendship that was mostly a product of their common situation and enclosed world.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark|Julia Grinberg|November 28, 2014|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.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark|Julia Grinberg|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fewer and fewer of them, says Mac Naughton, are caught roaming the store “in the middle of the night.”
Walmart Lifts Black Friday’s Curse|James Poulos|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I remember them coming over all adorable with mac and cheese, collard greens, fried chicken.
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That was my conclusion reading the results of a new survey put out by the MAC AIDS Fund (PDF).
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The festival to these gods of the harvest was in the month Mac, which occurred in the early spring.
American Hero-Myths|Daniel G. Brinton
So sure did people apparently feel of Mac's easy victory, that even betting was out of the question.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
Well, I am glad if it pleases you, Mac, for it looks as if I had a chance to get you.
The City and the World and Other Stories|Francis Clement Kelley
When Mac took in the situation he brayed with merriment, almost shaking me out of the saddle.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward
“I guess Wolf would rather go the most comfortable way,” Mac observed.
The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge|Capwell Wyckoff

British Dictionary definitions for mac (1 of 5)

mac

mack

/ (mæk) /

noun

British informal short for mackintosh (def. 1), mackintosh (def. 3)

British Dictionary definitions for mac (2 of 5)

Mac

/ (mæk) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian an informal term of address to a man

Word Origin for Mac

C20: abstracted from Mac-, prefix of Scottish surnames

British Dictionary definitions for mac (3 of 5)

MAC

abbreviation for

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

British Dictionary definitions for mac (4 of 5)

Mac.

abbreviation for

Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)

British Dictionary definitions for mac (5 of 5)

Mac-

Mc- or M'-

prefix

(in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son ofMacDonald; MacNeice

Word Origin for Mac-

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

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