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noun

• "male for female." Used in personal ads.
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  Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

noun

• "male for male." Used in personal ads.
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  Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

noun

• shortening of "madam." Used to formally and respectfully refer to a female.

  Yes ma'am, I did brush my teeth.

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  • See more words with the same meaning: woman, women, female.

  Last edited on Feb 24 2002. Submitted by Tracy from NC, USA on Feb 24 2002.

noun

• a Mackintosh rain coat.

  Nice mac.

  • See more words with the same meaning: clothing in general.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2011. Submitted by spacey vancouver bc on Dec 16 2011.

• a machine gun.

  You wouldn't scare me with a loaded mac 'cause I see straight through bull shitters.

  • See more words with the same meaning: gun, firearm.

  Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 26 2013.

noun - uncountable

• term of address for a male stranger.

  Hey mac, got a light?

  • See more words with the same meaning: man, men, male.

  Last edited on Jun 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• shortened form of "macaroni", used especially in "mac and cheese".

  Person A: What's your favorite food?
  
  Person B: Mac and cheese.
  
  Person A: But you're like 35.

  • See more words with the same meaning: food.

  Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 26 2013.

notes

• See also mack.

  Last edited on Jun 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 08 2010.

noun

• "macaroni" and cheese.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  
  Citation from "Might Have Been", Rookie Blue (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: food.

  Last edited on Oct 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 11 2011.

verb

• to solve a problem in a creative, resourceful, typically "jury-rigged" fashion. Can be used as an adjective to describe such a solution. Also MacGyverism, the noun form.

  Let me MacGyver that real quick.

  Fred McGyvered his way out of being grounded.

  That shit is MacGyver.

  That's quite a MacGyverism!

  • See more words with the same meaning: to fix.

  Last edited on Apr 16 1998. Submitted by Kaseem from Lancaster, PA, USA on Apr 16 1998.

• a quick or temporary fix-it job.

  That mechanic totally MacGyvered my car.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to fix.

  Last edited on Aug 12 1998. Submitted by Jewels D. from Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Italy on Aug 12 1998.

origin

• The television show MacGyver, whose protagonist escaped difficult situations in creative ways, using whatever items were at hand. For example: repairing a cut fuel line with a ball-point pen.
  • See more words with the same meaning: TV, television.

  Last edited on Apr 16 1998. Submitted by Kaseem from Lancaster, PA, USA on Apr 16 1998.