Maccies

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noun

McDonald's, or McDonald's food.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounMaccies (countable and uncountable, plural Maccies)

alternative Maccie's

  1. UKcountableslanguncountableMcDonald's, or McDonald's food.

    She texted sayin' to put on my best trackies / Forget pot noodle ... time for Maccies!

    2011, Alexandra Elkington, The Tunnel at the Beginning of the Light, Chipmunkapublishing ltd, →ISBN, page 95
    2 more examples

    We had five quid between us to get home and grab a Maccies or Wimpy at Lime Street on the way.

    2012, Steven Gerrard, Steven Gerrard: My Story, Random House, →ISBN, page 30

    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.

    2015, Holly Hagan, Holly Hagan - Not Quite A Geordie, John Blake Publishing, →ISBN

    Synonyms: Mickey D's, Macca's, McD's, McDo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMcDonald's, or McDonald's food.

Origin

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

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Chicago

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