informal
: macaroni
—commonly used in the compounds mac and cheese and mac 'n' cheese
For those tired of seafood—it happens—a homey mac and cheese was the comfort food for the day.—
Sam Gugino
Sam GuginoDear Barbecue Joint: You make amazing mac 'n' cheese … but must you add crumbled bacon?—Julie R. Smith
Julie R. Smith
Machabees
military airlift command
Examples of mac in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
This version stuck with the same basic design, but gave it a somewhat softer and less metallic look—those of you with long enough memories may recall that Yosemite was the Mac's first facelift of the iOS 7 era, and getting rid of pseudo-realistic textures was a major design goal.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
During his career, Reid toured with Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and more.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
There are also numerous first-time nominees, including Mac Miller, who is being recognized posthumously for the visual accompaniment to Balloonerism.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
The keyboard also has dimmable white backlighting and comes with replaceable keycaps for Mac or Windows.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Apple's annual back-to-school sale is still going, but unlike last year, Apple isn’t offering gift cards on iPad and Mac purchases.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Mac’s wish became McElhenney’s reality in June 2019 when the actor caught the first pitch from Utley at a Phillies game.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
This version stuck with the same basic design, but gave it a somewhat softer and less metallic look—those of you with long enough memories may recall that Yosemite was the Mac's first facelift of the iOS 7 era, and getting rid of pseudo-realistic textures was a major design goal.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
During his career, Reid toured with Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and more.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
There are also numerous first-time nominees, including Mac Miller, who is being recognized posthumously for the visual accompaniment to Balloonerism.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
The keyboard also has dimmable white backlighting and comes with replaceable keycaps for Mac or Windows.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Apple's annual back-to-school sale is still going, but unlike last year, Apple isn’t offering gift cards on iPad and Mac purchases.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Mac’s wish became McElhenney’s reality in June 2019 when the actor caught the first pitch from Utley at a Phillies game.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The company noted that the larger of the two models can run on a single Nvidia 80GB chip, while the smaller one fits on consumer hardware like a Mac laptop.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
This version stuck with the same basic design, but gave it a somewhat softer and less metallic look—those of you with long enough memories may recall that Yosemite was the Mac's first facelift of the iOS 7 era, and getting rid of pseudo-realistic textures was a major design goal.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
During his career, Reid toured with Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and more.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
There are also numerous first-time nominees, including Mac Miller, who is being recognized posthumously for the visual accompaniment to Balloonerism.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
The keyboard also has dimmable white backlighting and comes with replaceable keycaps for Mac or Windows.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Apple's annual back-to-school sale is still going, but unlike last year, Apple isn’t offering gift cards on iPad and Mac purchases.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Mac’s wish became McElhenney’s reality in June 2019 when the actor caught the first pitch from Utley at a Phillies game.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
The company noted that the larger of the two models can run on a single Nvidia 80GB chip, while the smaller one fits on consumer hardware like a Mac laptop.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
This version stuck with the same basic design, but gave it a somewhat softer and less metallic look—those of you with long enough memories may recall that Yosemite was the Mac's first facelift of the iOS 7 era, and getting rid of pseudo-realistic textures was a major design goal.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
During his career, Reid toured with Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and more.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
There are also numerous first-time nominees, including Mac Miller, who is being recognized posthumously for the visual accompaniment to Balloonerism.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025
The keyboard also has dimmable white backlighting and comes with replaceable keycaps for Mac or Windows.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Apple's annual back-to-school sale is still going, but unlike last year, Apple isn’t offering gift cards on iPad and Mac purchases.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Mac’s wish became McElhenney’s reality in June 2019 when the actor caught the first pitch from Utley at a Phillies game.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Mac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mac. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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