mack

[ mak ]

/ mæk /

Slang.

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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a person who dances professionally, as on the stage.

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Origin of mack

1885–90; 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

Definition for mack (2 of 4)

mack²

[ mak ]

/ mæk /

noun Informal.

mac².

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)

mac²

or mack

[ mak ]

/ mæk /

noun Informal.

a mackintosh.

McIntosh.

Origin of mac

shortened form

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Example sentences from the Web for mack

It was how Charlie recruited Mack (Emily Mortimer) to work at ACN in the first place.
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And as a writer and actor on The Mack, he made that film feel both more desperate and more poignant.
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According to Mack, he nearly killed her, broke 18 of her bones and, “sawed much of my hair off with [a] dull knife.”
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A few hours after the alleged assault on Mack took place, Koppenhaver tweeted that she was his “property and always will be.”
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War Machine tweeted out this same sense of entitlement towards Mack in the days leading up to the incident.
Christy Mack: The Porn World Unites Over A Fallen Comrade|Aurora Snow|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She never fled from David's little porch when she happened to be there and saw Mack coming up the street.
Dominie Dean|Ellis Parker Butler
She had tried to keep her voice from shaking; but Mack noticed her tone.
Frances of the Ranges|Amy Bell Marlowe
Mack acted perfectly within his rights, and Anson was simply caught napping and had no kick coming.
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General Mack, who was charged with this operation, crossed the Inn on the 8th of September.
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Mack was standing in the door; and if angels ever wept, I saw no reason why they should be smiling then.
Heart of the West|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for mack (1 of 5)

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)

mac

mack

/ (mæk) /

noun

British informal short for mackintosh (def. 1), mackintosh (def. 3)

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mack

noun

verb (used without object)

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Origin of mack

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Definition for mack (2 of 4)

noun Informal.

Definition for mack (3 of 4)

noun

Definition for mack (4 of 4)

or mack

noun Informal.

Origin of mac

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British Dictionary definitions for mack (1 of 5)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for mack (2 of 5)

noun

Word Origin for mack

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noun

Word Origin for Mac

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abbreviation for

British Dictionary definitions for mack (5 of 5)

mack

noun