Maccies

English

Alternative forms

  • Maccie's

Etymology

Clipping of McDonald's +‎ -ie, suffixed with -s either per the root noun's possessive or as an analogy of other British fast food chains, such as Greggs. Compare chippies and brekkies.

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Noun

Maccies (countable and uncountable, plural Maccies)

  1. (UK, slang) McDonald's, or McDonald's food.
    • 2011, Alexandra Elkington, The Tunnel at the Beginning of the Light, Chipmunkapublishing ltd, →ISBN, page 95:
      She texted sayin' to put on my best trackies / Forget pot noodle ... time for Maccies!
    • 2012, Steven Gerrard, Steven Gerrard: My Story, Random House, →ISBN, page 30:
      We had five quid between us to get home and grab a Maccies or Wimpy at Lime Street on the way.
    • 2015, Holly Hagan, Holly Hagan - Not Quite A Geordie, John Blake Publishing, →ISBN:
      He'd bring me a Maccies in the car, too, which was sweet of him, but it's also the reason I started piling on the weight.

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