mac

noun

ˈmak How to pronounce mac (audio)
variants or mack
Definition of macnext
British
as in raincoat
a coat made of water-resistant material I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain

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  1. slicker
  2. trench
  3. raincoat
Noun
  • City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
  • During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Definition of slicker
Noun
  • The incident happened after two trenches collapsed in Oakland County in the last 24 hours.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • It can be easily folded and popped into a bike basket or even fit underneath a raincoat for those sudden summer showers.
    — Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
  • At the same time, Miles starts to notice a presence in his pictures, a woman in a raincoat (Kate Dickie) staring intently into the camera.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Definition of raincoat
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“Mac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mac. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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