noun

Mack

mak

noun

(slang) Someone who is smooth and confident at flirting or picking up partners.

"His friends teased him for being such a mack at parties."

(British, informal) A raincoat; short for mackintosh.

"Grab your mack, it's pouring outside."

verb

(slang) To flirt with someone, often persistently or smoothly.

"He spent the whole party trying to mack on the bartender."

How to Use Mack

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDepending on context: a smooth talker chatting someone up, the act of flirting, or (in British English) a short word for a raincoat.

When to use it

The flirting sense is informal American slang; the raincoat sense is informal British English.

Common pairings

mack on someone wear a mack

Word Forms

macked past tense, macks plural, macks plural, macks plural, macks plural, macks singular

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Etymology

The raincoat sense is a shortening of mackintosh, named after inventor Charles Macintosh. The slang senses for smooth flirting likely trace back to "mack" meaning a pimp, itself from mackerel, an old slang term possibly linked to procuring.

Rhymes for Mack

ACK jack hack back tack wack pack sack rack lack Zack aback

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