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单词 mackem
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Mackemn.

Brit. /ˈmakəm/, U.S. /ˈmækəm/
Forms: 1900s– Mackem, 1900s– Makem.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English mack , make v.1, 'em , 'em pron.
Etymology: Apparently < mack, mak, regional variants of make v.1 + 'em, variant of 'em pron.Probably with allusion to the phrase mack 'em and tack 'em (compare take v.) and variations thereof, frequently said to refer to the shipbuilding industry of the region. Compare:1973 Centenary Programme: Sunderland v Dolphins (Sunderland Cricket & Rugby Football Club) We still ‘tak 'em and mak 'em and ye canna whack 'em’. Perhaps partly also with allusion to the pronunciation of make v.1 typical of Wearside, as contrasted with that of Tyneside.
British colloquial (originally English regional (north-eastern)).
A native or inhabitant of Sunderland or Wearside; a supporter of Sunderland Association Football Club.
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1980–1 Magpie (Newcastle United Supporters Club) No. 2. 8 Steve Cole, John Evans, [etc.] took the field against the ‘Mackems’ in a darts and doms double header.
1988 Sunderland Echo 17 Oct. 6/4 Five children and seven grandchildren, all Mack-ems.
1989 Love Supreme Sept. 13/2 Please consider my ‘makems’ phrase guide to Gallowgate.
1996 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 1 Sept. 57 All hell breaks loose after the ref sends the Sunderland man off. ‘This is too much for the Mackems, they come swarming onto the pitch.’
1999 J. C. Beal Eng. Pronunc. in Eighteenth Cent. v. 103 The good citizens of Newcastle..believe that this is another instance of their inherent superiority to the ‘Mackems’ (citizens of Sunderland).
2003 F. Wheatley in C. Pennant Terrace Legends 224 He's a proud Makem who defends his friends and team with honour.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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