Mc-

Mc-

1
a combining form, used especially to form nonce words, with the meaning “generic; homogenized”: McSchools that offer no individual attention; reading McNews instead of a serious newspaper.

Origin:
<Mc(Donald's), chain of fast-food restaurants

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Mc- is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Mc-

2
variant of Mac-.
Also, Mc-.
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Mac-, Mc- or M'-
 
prefix
(in surnames of Scottish or Irish Gaelic origin) son of: MacDonald; MacNeice
 
[from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab]
 
Mc-, Mc- or M'-
 
prefix
 
[from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab]
 
M'-, Mc- or M'-
 
prefix
 
[from Goidelic mac son of; compare Welsh mab, Cornish mab]

Mc-
 
prefix
a variant of Mac-
 
usage  For names beginning with this prefix, see under Mac-

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