mack
1[ mak ]
/ mæk /
noun
a pimp.
verb (used without object)
to flirt with or make sexual advances toward someone (often followed by on): They spend their nights macking on the ladies.
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Origin of mack
11885–90; by shortening of mackerel pimp < Middle French; see mackerel
Words nearby mack
machtpolitik, machu picchu, machzor, macintosh, maciver, mack, mack daddy, mackay, macke, mackellar, mackem
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Definition for mack (3 of 4)
Mack
[ mak ]
/ mæk /
noun
Con·nie [kon-ee] /ˈkɒn i/, Cornelius McGillicuddy,1862–1956, U.S. baseball player and manager.
a male given name.
Definition for mack (4 of 4)
Origin of mac
2shortened form
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mack1
/ (mæk) /
noun
British informal a variant spelling of mac short for mackintosh (def. 1), mackintosh (def. 3)
British Dictionary definitions for mack (2 of 5)
mack2
/ (mæk) /
noun
slang a pimp
Word Origin for mack
C19: shortened from obsolete mackerel, from Old French, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for mack (3 of 5)
Mac1
/ (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 mack (4 of 5)
MAC
abbreviation for
multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting
British Dictionary definitions for mack (5 of 5)
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