McMansion
noun
Mc·Man·sion
mək-ˈman(t)-shən 
: a very large house built in usually a suburban neighborhood or development
especially
: one regarded critically as oversized and ostentatious
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When the focus shifts to Nate and Cassie, now engaged and living in a McMansion, the visuals are highly stylized, evoking the maximalist design of previous seasons.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
McMansions are at least two stories—often more—with 10-plus foot high ceilings, columns, archways, and balconies drawing from Tuscan, Mediterranean, and Colonial Revival styles on the inside.
—Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 31 Mar. 2026
For years, would-be first-time homebuyers have complained about the skimpy inventory of starter homes, saying costly McMansion-style subdivisions are all that’s being built now.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Now, homes that are considered large are smaller than those of the McMansion years.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The McModern, another Wagner term, is the latest iteration of the McMansion.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
My favorite writer on this strange style is McMansion Hell’s Kate Wagner.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Gindi appears to have unloaded his Beaux-Arts-ish McMansion in an off-market deal to Victor Hakim, the founder and CEO of the Choice Home Warranty firm, according to city records and PincusCo, which first reported the transaction.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2025
With these TikTok-ers, Warren co-founded the Hype House collective and moved together into a Los Angeles McMansion, the basis of which became an actual Netflix reality series of the same name in early 2022.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
McMansions are at least two stories—often more—with 10-plus foot high ceilings, columns, archways, and balconies drawing from Tuscan, Mediterranean, and Colonial Revival styles on the inside.
—Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 31 Mar. 2026
For years, would-be first-time homebuyers have complained about the skimpy inventory of starter homes, saying costly McMansion-style subdivisions are all that’s being built now.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Now, homes that are considered large are smaller than those of the McMansion years.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
The McModern, another Wagner term, is the latest iteration of the McMansion.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
My favorite writer on this strange style is McMansion Hell’s Kate Wagner.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Gindi appears to have unloaded his Beaux-Arts-ish McMansion in an off-market deal to Victor Hakim, the founder and CEO of the Choice Home Warranty firm, according to city records and PincusCo, which first reported the transaction.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2025
With these TikTok-ers, Warren co-founded the Hype House collective and moved together into a Los Angeles McMansion, the basis of which became an actual Netflix reality series of the same name in early 2022.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 May 2025
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McMansion
noun
Mc·Man·sion
mək-ˈman-chən
: 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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