mac

[ mak ]

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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).

Origin of mac

First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac

Other definitions for mac (2 of 7)

mac²

or mack

[ mak ]

nounInformal.

a mackintosh.
McIntosh.

Origin of mac

Shortened form

Other definitions for mac (3 of 7)

mac³

[ mak ]

noun

Origin of mac

Shortened form

Other definitions for Mac (4 of 7)

Mac

[ mak ]

noun

a male given name.

Other definitions for Mac- (5 of 7)

Mac-

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

Origin of Mac-

⁵

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

Also Mc-, Mc-, M'- .

Other definitions for M.Ac. (6 of 7)

M.Ac.

abbreviation

Master of Accountancy.

Other definitions for Mac. (7 of 7)

Mac.

abbreviation

Maccabees.

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How to use mac in a sentence

With mac and Jesse we wanted to establish a friendship that was mostly a product of their common situation and enclosed world.
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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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Fewer and fewer of them, says mac Naughton, are caught roaming the store “in the middle of the night.”
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I remember them coming over all adorable with mac and cheese, collard greens, fried chicken.
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As with AIG, the government essentially bailed out the financial system by bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie mac.
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When we were mounted mac leaned over and muttered an admonitory word for Piegan's ear alone.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
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.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
After a bit of waiting, mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
One or two of the buffalo-hunters exchanged words with us while mac was building his cigarette and lighting it.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
When we got down into the bottom mac turned aside to the deep-worn trail and glanced sharply down at the ruts.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair

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)

Mac¹

/ (mæk) /

noun

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

Origin of 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-

prefix

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

Origin of Mac-

⁴

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

British Dictionary definitions for Mac. (5 of 5)

Mac.

abbreviation for

Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha)

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