noun

mac

raincoat, slicker

It's raining, so I'll wear my mac.

It's raining, so I'll wear my raincoat.

He hung his wet mac on the hook.

He hung his wet raincoat on the hook.

((a mac)) a raincoat. It's raining, so I'll wear my mac.

Synonyms: raincoat, waterproof, slicker

Short for 'mackintosh', named after its Scottish inventor, Charles Macintosh. It's a primarily British term.

Think of the inventor 'Macintosh' to remember that a 'mac' is a type of raincoat, especially common in British English.

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