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madder than a wet hen

Furious. Hens doused with water to break their broodiness get notably irate.

An intensified form of 'mad' (meaning amazing/wild), used to hype a tune, moment, or skill. 'That's madder' = that's seriously impressive.

The female manager of a brothel. She books the clients, vets the punters, sets the house rates, takes a cut, and keeps the workers in line. Often a retired sex worker herself, which is where the institutional knowledge comes from.

Used as an intensifier meaning 'very' or 'a lot'.

Short for macronutrients — the protein, carbohydrates and fats tracked in a diet to build muscle or lose fat.

The act of nosily watching, peeping at, or prying into other people's private affairs.

Someone overly curious about other people's private affairs; also used as a verb meaning to peep at or pry. Spelt maco or macco.

Describes surf that is very big and powerful; the waves are 'macking'.

A very large wave; something that is 'macking'. Refers to seriously big surf.

Someone born in Sunderland. Comes from the old Wearside shipbuilding phrase mak'em and tak'em — we make them (the ships) and they take them. Geordies use it to mark the line between Tyne and Wear; Mackems wear it as a badge.

To flirt aggressively or charmingly, trying to win someone over romantically.

A gym-goer who occupies a machine or station for far too long, keeping others from using it.

A trusted female friend, godmother figure or gossip buddy. Also maco-mere, macomeh.

A quick outing to purchase McDonald's, often late at night.

The McDonald's fast-food chain. So embedded that McDonald's Australia has used the name officially.

Cockney rhyming slang; can mean a pony (£25) or, via 'baloney', nonsense.

The boa constrictor, a large non-venomous snake found in Trinidad.

Food left over from a previous meal, warmed up or eaten later. Also maccafouchette.

Shorthand for the Mac-10 or Mac-11 machine pistol — the compact, high-rate-of-fire weapon that drill rappers name-drop as the apex of street artillery. In UK drill bars it's the trump card: bigger, louder and more cinematic than a regular handgun. Often paired with talk of spinning or sliding on opps.

A respectful address for an older man (like 'Mister/Mas'), e.g. 'Maas Joe'; as a verb, to cool out / chill.

Drunk; a Geordie spelling variant of 'mortal'.

An elongated 'mate' used to convey surprise, disappointment or disapproval depending on tone.

ma heid's mince

An expression meaning one is confused or muddled.

Standard hospital shorthand for the Mortality and Morbidity conference — the regular meeting where a department reviews deaths, complications and near-misses. Officially educational, often brutal. The candy-bar nickname softens what is, for the doctor presenting, one of the worst hours of the month.