First recorded in 1650–60; special use of Mac
Shortened form
Shortened form
< Irish, Scots Gaelic mac son, Old Irish macc; akin to Welsh, Cornish mab
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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
If I’m in the cooking mood, I love making comfort food like chicken and rice with cabbage and 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 has indicated it might sell its entire 27.5% stake in the maker of condiments and mac & cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Empty baby bottles and opened boxes of mac ‘n’ cheese were surrounded by stuffed animals on the countertop.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
The program, dubbed Apple Upgrade, will offer 12- and 24-month leasing options for iPhone and Apple Watch, and 24- and 36-month terms for Mac and iPad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
At the end of 2025, the weekly national average interest rate for 30-year fixed mortgage loans in the U.S. was 6.15%, according to Freddie Mac.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mac and cheese is on the menu for dinner — and it’s made extra decadent, courtesy of chicken stock.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola wants midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and goalkeeper Alisson to remain at the club.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mac led the way back to the kitchen and found some tissues so Alex could blow his nose.
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
“It’s okay by me, Mac. See that you stick to it.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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
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 know Brock Purdy HAS to start if he’s healthy but this is a hot hand situation right now and MAC is rolling!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Inspired by her time as a UC Santa Barbara Chicano Studies major and retail jobs at stores like MAC Cosmetics, her gender inclusive and ethically made “Mexi-goth” brand was a hit out the gate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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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