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.

2. macaroni and cheese.

Mac

⁴

[mak]

noun

1. a male given name.

Mac.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Maccabees.

M.Ac.

⁶

abbreviation

1. Master of Accountancy.

Mac-

⁷

Also Mc-,

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

abbreviation

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

Mac.

³

abbreviation

1. Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)

Mac-

⁴

prefix

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

   MacDonald

   MacNeice

mac

⁵

/ mæk /

noun

1. informal,  short for mackintosh mackintosh

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

The highlight was an al pastor mac and cheese where I slathered the cubes of pork in the finest theme park cheese slop.

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The Commerce Department acted after a long-running probe into pricing practices for the product that goes into everything from spaghetti Bolognese to mac and cheese.

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But the grocery aisle tells another story: boxed mac and cheese stacked high, Hamburger Helper flying off shelves.

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Towers of onion rings stacked high, bone-in rib-eyes, bubbling pots of lobster mac and cheese, fries and meats drowning in au poivre.

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Items like single-serve mac and cheese cups, ramen packs, granola bars, oatmeal, fruit snacks, pretzels, cheese and crackers, clementines and protein bars are great alternatives — or additions — to the traditional candy bowl.

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