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Definition of PAC - 13 dictionary results

pac

1[pak]
–noun
pack 1 (def. 1).

pac

2[pak]
–noun
1. Also, pack. a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.
2. shoepac.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; extracted from shoepac by false analysis as shoe + pac

PAC

[pak]
–noun, plural PAC's, PACs.
political action committee.

Pac.

Pacific.

P.A.C.

political action committee.

shoe⋅pac

[shoo-pak]
–noun
a heavy, laced, waterproof boot.
Also, shoepack.
Also called pac.


Origin:
1745–55, Americanism; orig., an Indian moccasin with an extra sole, by folk etym. < Delaware Jargon (Sw sp.) síppack, (E sp.) seppock shoe < Unami Delaware čípahkɔ shoes (sing. čí⋅p⋅akw, c. N Unami (G sp.) machtschipak)
pac also pack   (pāk)   
n.  
  1. A moccasin or soft shoe designed to be worn inside a boot.
  2. A shoepac.

[Short for shoepac, alteration (influenced by shoe) of pidgin Delaware seppock, shoe, from Unami Delaware chípahko, shoes.]
PAC  
abbr.  political action committee
political action committee  
n.   Abbr. PAC
A committee formed by business, labor, or other special-interest groups to raise money and make contributions to the campaigns of political candidates whom they support.

Pac

Pac\, n. A kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper. --Knight.

Main Entry: PAC
Function: abbreviation
physician's assistant, certified
PAC
  1. political action committee
  2. premature atrial contraction
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