Mack

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mæk/

Origin

Abbreviation of mackerel, after French maquereau.

Full definition of mack

Noun

1. (slang) An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills.She left with him; he must be a true mack.
2. (British) A raincoat or mackintosh.
• 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, Well Tackled! Chapter 13, “Nothing very special, sir. He had a mack or coat over his arm, and a trilby hat. He wore a tweed suit, sir, I think.”

Derived terms

• mack daddy

Verb

1. (slang) To act as pimp; to pander.
2. (slang) To seduce or flirt with.