M16

proper noun

Old Trafford, or (by extension) Manchester United generally.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. metonymicallyOld Trafford, or (by extension) Manchester United generally.

    (see title)

    2026 April 11, Stretty News, “Mitten: Serie A quartet have been actively trying to prise Man Utd star from M16 with lucrative wage offers”, in Yahoo News
    2 more examples

    These were the sort of words which would endear any player to United fans, particularly the news that he had snubbed their most bitter rivals for a move to M16.

    2011 February 7, Frank Worrall, Nemanja Vidic: The Biography, Kings Road Publishing, →ISBN

    It cost Louis van Gaal dearly, too. His two-year stay in M16 drew to a close.

    2020 October 4, John Gwynne, Soccer Satisfied, Fonthill Media
nounM16 (plural M16s)

plural M16s

  1. alternativeAlternative form of M-16.

Origin

From M16 0RA, the postcode of Old Trafford football ground.

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APA

M16. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M16

MLA

“M16.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M16. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “M16,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M16.

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