McMansion

noun

Mc·​Man·​sion mək-ˈman(t)-shən How to pronounce McMansion (audio)
: a very large house built in usually a suburban neighborhood or development
especially : one regarded critically as oversized and ostentatious

Examples of McMansion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The premise was simple: R&T sent Kate Wagner—who cycling fans may know from her newsletter Derailleur, and others might know from her blog McMansion Hell—on a press junket to a Formula 1 race in Austin, Texas. Longreads, 8 Mar. 2024 Houses and condos to the south; a few McMansions at the north end. Clark Collis, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2023 From scenes of domestic life in a North Caldwell McMansion to after-hours debauchery at a strip club in Lodi, the show captured a snapshot of the Garden State in the late 1990s and 2000s, beguiling viewers with its regional authenticity. Anna Kodé, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024 In its final shots, Stacey and her family have moved into a McMansion, thanks to support from a GoFundMe that went viral, while Zuri, Angela, and Stephen, waiting in line at a fast food chain, fight over what to order off the value menu. WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023 For example, the growing presence of wealthy Asians in Arcadia, California, fueled increasing housing prices and a McMansion boom that concerned local residents. Wei Li, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023 The class-obliviousness of her McMansion Dreamhouse. Carol Hay, Fortune, 17 July 2023 Love it or hate it, the modern farmhouse, with its clean look and a neutral color palette, is the millennial answer to the baby boomer McMansion. Photographs and Additional Reporting By Karen Dias, New York Times, 14 July 2023 For example, when the size of the average American house grew in the 1990s, Barbie got a (sparkly pink) McMansion. Mathew Brownstein, New York Times, 24 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of McMansion was in 1990

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“McMansion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/McMansion. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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McMansion

noun
Mc·​Man·​sion mək-ˈman-chən How to pronounce McMansion (audio)
: a very large house usually built in a suburban neighborhood or development
especially : one thought of as too big or showy
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