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US /mæk/ UK /mæk/

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1 noun · (informal) a raincoat... mackintoshraincoatslicker
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Related forms mackintosh

Etymology

In the 'raincoat' sense, shortened from mackintosh, named after Charles Macintosh, the Scottish inventor of the waterproofing process. The slang verb sense 'to flirt' is of separate, uncertain American origin.

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