Maccies

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Maccies

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Clipping of McDonald's + -ie, suffixed with -s either per the root noun's possessive or as an analogy of other British fast food chains, such as Greggs. Compare chippies and brekkies.

noun Maccies · Maccie's

UK, countable, slang, uncountable McDonald's, or McDonald's food. She texted sayin' to put on my best trackies / Forget pot noodle ... time for Maccies!
Similar: Mickey D's, Macca's, McD's, McDo

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@misc{maccies_2026,
  title = {Maccies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maccies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}