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Big_Mac
Big Mac
See also: Big Mäc
English
Noun
- A hamburger from the fast food company McDonald's, served on a three-part bun with various condiments.
- 1980, Tom Lorenz, Guys Like Us, Viking Press, page 1:
- On his thirtieth birthday Buddy Barnes received a reindeer sweater and a ten-dollar bill from his mom, as well as the following gifts from the Sticks: two Big Mac certificates, a package of ribbed prophylactics, three pairs of toe socks, a bottle of Wild Turkey, [...].
- 2001, Bjørn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World, Cambridge University Press, page 73:
- In a light-hearted vein, the weekly news magazine The Economist has tested the PPP index by producing its own Big Mac index. This shows how much a standardized product such as a Big Mac costs in different countries and the result is actually surprisingly close to the PPP index.
- 2003, Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Management Rodale, page 144:
- I've heard my patients talk about exercising to "burn off the Big Mac" they ate for lunch or for that key lime pie they demolished last night. However, this type of reasoning isn't all that compelling if you sit down and work out the math. You must walk more than 6 miles—well over an hour—to burn off a Big Mac.
- 2006, Dr. Calvin Miller, The Dogs of Snoqualmie, Broadman & Holman Publishers, page 12:
- But when he comes back, he'll come home from work with a poisoned Big Mac and try to do me in.
- 1980, Tom Lorenz, Guys Like Us, Viking Press, page 1:
Translations
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowing from English Big Mac.
Noun
Big Mac c (singular definite Big Macen, plural indefinite Big Macer)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɪkˈmɛk/
Etymology
Borrowing from English Big Mac.
Noun
Big Mac m (plural Big Macs, diminutive Big Macje n)
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowing from English Big Mac.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbiɡmɛk]
Noun
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Big Mac | Big Macek |
| accusative | Big Macet | Big Maceket |
| dative | Big Macnek | Big Maceknek |
| instrumental | Big Mackel | Big Macekkel |
| causal-final | Big Macért | Big Macekért |
| translative | Big Macké | Big Macekké |
| terminative | Big Macig | Big Macekig |
| essive-formal | Big Macként | Big Macekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Big Macben | Big Macekben |
| superessive | Big Macen | Big Maceken |
| adessive | Big Macnél | Big Maceknél |
| illative | Big Macbe | Big Macekbe |
| sublative | Big Macre | Big Macekre |
| allative | Big Machez | Big Macekhez |
| elative | Big Macből | Big Macekből |
| delative | Big Macről | Big Macekről |
| ablative | Big Mactől | Big Macektől |
| Possessive forms of Big Mac | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Big Macem | Big Macjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | Big Maced | Big Macjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | Big Macje | Big Macjei |
| 1st person plural | Big Macünk | Big Macjeink |
| 2nd person plural | Big Macetek | Big Macjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | Big Macjük | Big Macjeik |
Italian
Etymology
Borrowing from English Big Mac.
Noun
- Big Mac
- plural of Big Mac
Usage notes
The plural may either be Big Mac or Big Macs depending on whether it is treated as an invariable noun or not.