"Maccies" is slang for McDonald's, commonly used in the UK, while Australians use "Macca's," both being affectionate shortenings of the brand name, similar to how Brits might say "Chippies" for fish & chips. It's part of a global trend of shortening names, like "Mickey D's" in the US or "Makku" in Japan.
Maccies (countable and uncountable, plural Maccies) (UK, slang) McDonald's, or McDonald's food.
Meaning: Maccas is short for fast food chain McDonalds. A Maccas run normally occurs the morning after a late night when someone offers to drive (not actually run) to Maccas and pick up some greasy food.
🔆 (Britain, slang) McDonald's, or McDonald's food.
Usually just McDonalds. Occasionally you'll hear Mickey D's but I haven't heard that in a while.
“Macca's” is a nickname for Mcdonald's. If you used the term Macca's in the U.S. or Canada, you'd get some funny looks. But the term is very common in Australia.
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“Maccies is the British abbreviation,” someone else confirmed. “We also call it Maccie D's, so I guess it gets shortened to Maccies.” I, being a journalist with integrity, had to get to the bottom of this so I spoke to one of the few Brits on our team who confirmed to me over Google Chat: “Yes, we call it Maccies.”
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It's been around since the '70s and is thought to have first been used by the African American community, but soon spread to almost everyone. Australians call the chain Macca's, the Irish Maccers, and the Brits go for Maccies — though you'll also hear McD's from the Scots.
Maccy's, Maccy D's or just McDonalds are what most Britons will say.
Mac in British English
(mæk ) noun. mainly US and Canadian. an informal term of address to a man.
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