Mc-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: 1900s– Mc-, 1900s– Mac-.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mc-.

Etymology: < Mc-, common patronymic prefix in Scottish and Irish family names (see Mac n.¹). In sense 2 < Mc- in the name of the McDonald's chain of fast-food restaurants (see McDonald's n.); for a discussion with extensive documentary evidence see Amer. Speech (1990) 65 349–66.

colloquial (chiefly U.S.).

1. Prefixed chiefly to nouns to create mock names denoting a person who (or occasionally thing that) is considered an exemplar or personification of the specified class, interest, association, etc.

ΚΠ

1948 San Francisco Call-Bull. 21 Dec. 20/1 Dear McSanta: All I want is a few extra college credits.

1949 San Francisco Call-Bull. 29 June 22 McTeller the bank clerk was the best shot the revolver club ever had.

1949 P. Martin Hollywood without Make-up (preceding title page) In movie lingo a McGoof is a no-good cad who mooches on women, then gives them a brutal brush-off.

1958 W. Winchell in San Francisco Call-Bulletin 22 July 16 Marian McPartland's Mcmagic at The Composer.

1991 R. Cohen in M. Groening et al. Simpsons (1997) 73 My name is Harve Bannister. I work for Tipsy McStagger's Good Time Drinking and Eating Emporium.

2007 Entertainm. Weekly 18 May 74 That's followed by one of the other McStuds half-naked in bed with a woman.

2. Chiefly somewhat depreciative.

a. Prefixed chiefly to nouns to form nouns with the sense ‘something that is of mass appeal, a standardized or bland variety of or alternative to ——’. Cf. also McJob n.

ΚΠ

1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Oct. i. 63 Some dismiss the newspaper [sc. USA Today], with its flood of short articles, as journalistic junk food, or ‘McPaper’.

1985 Washington Post 13 Apr. 12 ‘Surgicenters’ and ‘quick care centers’ that have sprung up in business districts and shopping centers. There are 2,500 such miniclinics—sometimes dubbed ‘McDoctors’—today.

1994 Guardian 5 Aug. ii. 7/5 When you want a real policeman..a McPoliceman just won't fill the gap. McPolicemen without full powers..are the latest in a long line of McPolicies with which we are already swamped.

1995 Weekend Austral. 24 June (Review Suppl.) 3/4 Anne..is a Hollywood studio executive whose boyfriend has tried to get her to read Men Are From Mars: ‘I call it McTherapy... It's quick and easy and for the masses.’

2000 N.Y. Times 4 May b1/5 Why best-selling authors become producers of McThrillers.

McMansion n.

Brit.

/məkˈmanʃn/

U.S.

/məkˈmæn(t)ʃən/

U.S. colloquial a modern house built on a large and imposing scale, but regarded as ostentatious and lacking architectural integrity.

ΚΠ

1990 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 15 July f1 The move-up homes trumpeted by builders are ‘McMansions—a very pale version of the American dream,’ he said.

1999 Town & Country Oct. 230/2 The house was a charming Thirties California ranch of the sort that too often gets torn down to make room for a McMansion.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mc-
释义	Mc-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: 1900s– Mc-, 1900s– Mac-. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mc-. Etymology: < Mc-, common patronymic prefix in Scottish and Irish family names (see Mac n.¹). In sense 2 < Mc- in the name of the McDonald's chain of fast-food restaurants (see McDonald's n.); for a discussion with extensive documentary evidence see Amer. Speech (1990) 65 349–66. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). 1. Prefixed chiefly to nouns to create mock names denoting a person who (or occasionally thing that) is considered an exemplar or personification of the specified class, interest, association, etc. ΚΠ 1948 San Francisco Call-Bull. 21 Dec. 20/1 Dear McSanta: All I want is a few extra college credits. 1949 San Francisco Call-Bull. 29 June 22 McTeller the bank clerk was the best shot the revolver club ever had. 1949 P. Martin Hollywood without Make-up (preceding title page) In movie lingo a McGoof is a no-good cad who mooches on women, then gives them a brutal brush-off. 1958 W. Winchell in San Francisco Call-Bulletin 22 July 16 Marian McPartland's Mcmagic at The Composer. 1991 R. Cohen in M. Groening et al. Simpsons (1997) 73 My name is Harve Bannister. I work for Tipsy McStagger's Good Time Drinking and Eating Emporium. 2007 Entertainm. Weekly 18 May 74 That's followed by one of the other McStuds half-naked in bed with a woman. 2. Chiefly somewhat depreciative. a. Prefixed chiefly to nouns to form nouns with the sense ‘something that is of mass appeal, a standardized or bland variety of or alternative to ——’. Cf. also McJob n. ΚΠ 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Oct. i. 63 Some dismiss the newspaper [sc. USA Today], with its flood of short articles, as journalistic junk food, or ‘McPaper’. 1985 Washington Post 13 Apr. 12 ‘Surgicenters’ and ‘quick care centers’ that have sprung up in business districts and shopping centers. There are 2,500 such miniclinics—sometimes dubbed ‘McDoctors’—today. 1994 Guardian 5 Aug. ii. 7/5 When you want a real policeman..a McPoliceman just won't fill the gap. McPolicemen without full powers..are the latest in a long line of McPolicies with which we are already swamped. 1995 Weekend Austral. 24 June (Review Suppl.) 3/4 Anne..is a Hollywood studio executive whose boyfriend has tried to get her to read Men Are From Mars: ‘I call it McTherapy... It's quick and easy and for the masses.’ 2000 N.Y. Times 4 May b1/5 Why best-selling authors become producers of McThrillers. b. McMansion n. Brit. /məkˈmanʃn/ , U.S. /məkˈmæn(t)ʃən/ U.S. colloquial a modern house built on a large and imposing scale, but regarded as ostentatious and lacking architectural integrity. ΚΠ 1990 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 15 July f1 The move-up homes trumpeted by builders are ‘McMansions—a very pale version of the American dream,’ he said. 1999 Town & Country Oct. 230/2 The house was a charming Thirties California ranch of the sort that too often gets torn down to make room for a McMansion. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1948
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