M.A.C.

M.A.C.
mac «mak», noun.
British Informal. a mackintosh: »

The raincoat, or mac, is as essential to an Englishman as his teeth (H. Allen Smith).

Mac «mak», noun.
1. son of (used in Scottish and Irish family names): »

Her Macs let Scotland boast (Henry Fielding).

2. U.S. Slang. fellow (used as a form of direct address): »

“If you don't like the way the subway's being run, Mac, why don't you buy it?” (New Yorker).

[< Mac-]
MAC «mak», noun, or M.A.C.,
1. Military Airlift Command (a unit of the U.S. Air Force).
2. multiple-access computer (a computer system which allows simultaneous use from several inputs).
prefix.
son of (used in Scottish and Irish family names). Also, Mc-.
[< Scottish Gaelic, and Irish mac son]
Mac.,
Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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