“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. In fact, McDonald's changed its name to Macca's at stores across the country for Australia Day in 2013 – and still refers to itself as Macca's today.
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Maccas. Meaning: (Noun) This slang is unique to Australia, and you will only hear it there. It is simply a shortened version of McDonald's.
McDonald's research found that 55 per cent of Australians called the company Macca's and they have submitted the word to the Macquarie Dictionary for consideration. It's an Australian habit to abbreviate names. So Barry becomes Bazza, Warren becomes Waz and anyone whose surname begins with Mc is likely to become Macca.
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