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McMansions

McMansions is the plural of McMansion.

Meaning of McMansion

Noun

McMansion (plural McMansions)

  1. (US, derogatory, informal) A large, imposing and ostentatious house that lacks architectural integrity.
    • Twenty mansions were planned for the development, each designed to look like the biggest house in town. The McMansion we thought of as ours had an enormous kitchen, more than two stories high.1998 August 27, Benjamin Cheever, “Life in a Crater Will Do, For Now”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    starter castle

Questions about McMansions

What is McMansions the plural of?
McMansions is the plural of McMansion.

Words near McMansions in the dictionary

  1. McManners
  2. McMannerses
  3. McMannis
  4. McMannises
  5. McMansion
  6. McMansions
  7. McManus
  8. McManuses
  9. McMartin
  10. McMartins
  11. McMaster

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