McDonald's-esque

A form of McDonaldesque — Resembling or characteristic of McDonald’s.

Meanings

adjectiveMcDonald's-esque (comparative more McDonald's-esque, superlative most McDonald's-esque)

comparative more McDonald's-esque · superlative most McDonald's-esque

  1. alternativeAlternative form of McDonaldesque.

    What’s the matter, can’t God create decent jobs in His own country instead of minimum-wage, McDonald’s-esque slavery?

    1994 November 8, Greg McBride, “Where’s God’s country?”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 166th year, number 161, page A14
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    For the very young, there is an extensive children’s menu, with some items served in a McDonald’s-esque orange plastic sand pail with a shovel on the side.

    1993 September 5, Robert Preer, “For venerable Howard Johnson’s restaurants, a second serving”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 244, number 67, page South 4

    A relatively small bar housed in an old sandstone building with a large balcony and well-used pool tables, Manning generates a more intimate and bohemian dynamic than its McDonald’s-esque rival across the campus.

    1995 September 5, Geoff Thompson, Adam Harvey, “Where to find the best uni bars”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 49,300, page 16

    There are no deep fryers in the downtown spot, so duplicating the cult favorite breakfast sandwich from the original location, with its fried McDonald’s-esque hashbrown, is out of the question.

    2021 September 27, Drew Jackson, “Top Raleigh bakery joins the downtown lunch scene”, in The Herald-Sun, volume 133, number 214, page 4A
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