pac-a-mac
pac-a-mac noun: a lightweight rainjacket that can be compressed into a small pocket-sized bag.
Noun
pac-a-mac (plural pac-a-macs)
- A lightweight rainjacket that can be compressed into a small pocket-sized bag.
- And there she was - wearing a dark blue pac-a-mac over a blue brushed-nylon nightdress, topped off with a hairnet. It was as though Death itself had just walked into the kitchen. She always wore the pac-a-mac because a dressing gown would have taken up valuable space in her suitcase.2003, Eric Goulden, A Dysfunctional Success: The Wreckless Eric Manual, page 20
- It was raining hard when the girls came back into the Brownie circle for vespers, and the gaggle of mums gathered in the Drill Hall porch, sweating in their pac-a-macs and listening to the water swishing down the guttering.2011, Kate Harrison, Brown Owl's Guide To Life
Forms of pac-a-mac
| plural | pac-a-macs |
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Origin of pac-a-mac
Originally a brand name coined in 1949 as a shortening of "pack a macintosh".
Questions about pac-a-mac
- What does pac-a-mac mean?
- Pac-a-mac means a lightweight rainjacket that can be compressed into a small pocket-sized bag.
- What part of speech is pac-a-mac?
- Pac-a-mac is a noun.
- What is the plural of pac-a-mac?
- The plural of pac-a-mac is pac-a-macs.
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