Meanings
alternative Maccie's
- 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 952 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 30He'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, →ISBNSynonyms: 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.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Maccies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maccies
“Maccies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maccies. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maccies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maccies.
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