mac
noun
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
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Macnouna male given name.
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Mac.abbreviationMaccabees.
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M.Ac.abbreviationMaster of Accountancy.
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Mac-a prefix found in many family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin, as MacBride and Macdonald.
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MACabbreviationmultiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting
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(often initial capital letter)
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Etymology
Origin of mac1
First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac
Origin of mac2
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Origin of Mac-7
< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab
Example Sentences
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The offerings include returning items, such as a smoky burger and chicken sandwich, plus a new side — mac and cheese.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
I think the first time I went, they had a really good oxtail mac and cheese.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
I once ordered it at a chain restaurant that shall remain diplomatically unnamed, only to discover that it was functionally identical to the toddler’s mac and cheese at our table.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
Berkshire’s Warren Buffett had said breaking up the maker of Heinz ketchup and Kraft mac and cheese would be costly and disruptive, and that shareholders should have gotten a vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
I helped Grandma clean up the mess while the mac and cheese baked.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
That's not to mention Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac - formerly known as Rob McElhenney - at Wrexham, and Tom Brady's Birmingham, in the Championship.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nvidia’s announcement comes a day after Meta Platforms released its latest open model, Muse Glimmer, which the company touted as “small enough to run on a Mac or PC with a single consumer GPU.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has opened up about how he and Stevie Nicks were able to move past their longtime feud while working together on an upcoming documentary for the iconic band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
On TV, actors Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds’ excursion into the wild world of British Premier football, “Welcome to Wrexham,” recently expanded to include a women’s team, the Red Dragons.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mac picked up the kitchen phone and dialed.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
“Mac Jones, for sure. Yeah, Mac. He’s the best,” Parker said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
“My life was completely wrapped up in Fleetwood Mac. You can call in sick to a job, a boyfriend, even a husband, but you cannot call in sick to Fleetwood Mac – ever.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2019
“It was only made for the Mac. It was less than one percent market share in the U.S. They like to say ‘low single digits.’
From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2017
"He was the first person to buy a Mac. He was the first person to tell me about the Internet. I had no idea what he was talking about."
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2015
Calista threw away a coupon for a free Big Mac. cumin.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Apple tends to hold a second Mac- or iPad-focused event in the fall roughly every other year.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2018
Simply put: If your school requires any Mac- or Windows-only apps, then you can’t use an iPad in place of an actual laptop.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2018
Kathlene Mac- Donell is rather better as the cabaret performer.
From Time Magazine Archive
He went farther in ten days than did Britisher Mac- Laren, covering 5,468 miles in 45 hours and 20 minutes of actual flying time.
From Time Magazine Archive
While we were taking Bougainville, General Mac- Arthur’s forces would be landing on the western end of New Britain Island at Cape Gloucester to establish a new airfield there, too.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
The U.S. company—home to brands such as MAC, Smashbox and Jo Malone—has been undergoing a business turnaround under new leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
The athletic department is paying $23 million over five years to move its football team into the MAC and paying travel costs for league opponents to play in Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
He said that its “consumer-facing” investments included opening new retail locations for its luxury fragrance brands while closing some of its MAC and Origins locations.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, that means the MAC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
I thought, true as steel, They would both come to heel, Making up for the pack Whistled off by false MAC, As though he'd ever shoot with my patience and skill!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 15, 1891 by Various
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