Etymology

mack

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Today it means: An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills; a seducer Full definition →

Old French maquerel ← Dutch makelaar
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mack · noun, verb1

Clipping of mackerel (“pimp”).

mack · noun2

Clipping of mackerel (“fish”).

mack · noun3

Clipping of mackintosh.

mack · noun4

Blend of mast + stack.

Mack · proper noun, noun5

  1. Dutch · derived frommakelaar
  2. Old French · derived frommaquerel
  3. English todayMack

(In sense one) From either the male name Mack or mack, itself from mackerel, which comes from Old French maquerel, from Dutch makelaar. Compare French mec.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchmaquerel all →

mackerel

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