variants also macintosh
Definition of mackintoshnext
chiefly British
as in slicker
a coat made of water-resistant material be sure to wear a mackintosh while hiking over the misty mountains of England's Lake District

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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
Noun
  • In Reykjavik, clouds did not prevent hundreds of people from gathering in bright raincoats in front of the landmark Hallgrímskirkja church as the skies darkened.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Breathlessly Eva, 41, runs up and down the dusty stairs in a bright yellow raincoat, exposing the real estate investor’s schemes, rallying her neighbors, fighting with her husband, wondering what went wrong.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Last night, Gerber continued her love affair with the do-everything, go-anywhere little black dress, wearing a knee-length slip beneath an oversized khaki trench.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Both sides have consequently dug legal and PR trenches to snipe at the other and rally endorsements.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet.
    Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams.
    Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2018
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“Mackintosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mackintosh. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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