mac
English meaning: Mac
Definition
A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
Example
“He pulled on his old mac and stepped out into the drizzle.”
Another example: “Don't forget your mac — they're forecasting rain all afternoon.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Chiefly British and informal as a clipping of 'mackintosh' (a raincoat); also a common informal term for an Apple Macintosh computer, and a prefix in many Scottish/Irish surnames (Mac-). Context determines the sense.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
Shortened from 'mackintosh', named after Charles Macintosh, the Scottish inventor of the waterproof fabric, around 1900.
Synonyms
- mackintosh
- raincoat
- waterproof
Related Words
- ele
- cen
- amla
- eda
- annals
- macintosh
- linux
- leopard
- fleetwood
- cin
Common Collocations
- put on a mac
- plastic mac
- a mac and wellies
Word Forms
mac (n); macs (pl)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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