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mac

noun

ˈmak How to pronounce mac (audio)
variants or mack
Definition of macnext
British
as in slicker
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
  • Spanning from its practical origins to its present fashionable status, the Burberry trench represents the quintessential British influence on the fashion industry.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Stone tools, however, showed up in 10 layers of the same trench, suggesting the site was occupied from 190,000 to 70,000 years ago.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of trench
Noun
  • The brand makes knits, tops, jeans, jackets, raincoats and coats.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • She was last seen wearing a Winnie-the-Pooh shirt, a pink raincoat and white tennis shoes.
    — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of raincoat
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“Mac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mac. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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