Andy McNab

noun

A taxi.

Meanings

nounAndy McNab (plural Andy McNabs)

plural Andy McNabs

  1. CockneyslangA taxi.

    I look in the rear-view. There's an Andy McNab parked behind me, with the meter running.

    2012, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Shelbourne Ultimatum

Origin

From the name of Andy McNab (Steven Billy Mitchell), novelist and former soldier, as a rhyme for cab.

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APA

Andy McNab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andy%20McNab

MLA

“Andy McNab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andy%20McNab. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Andy McNab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andy%20McNab.

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