see|Mack|Mac
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of mackerel, after French maquereau.

Pronunciation
IPA|/mæk/

Noun
en-noun

1. slang A pimp.

Verb
en-verb

1. slang To act as pimp; to pander.
2. slang To seduce or flirt with.

Swedish

Etymology
unreferenced
Since 1920 from the trademark MACK, the abbreviation for "Mathiasson, Andersson, Collin, Key", the owners of one of the first companies that opened gas stations in Sweden.

Noun
mack c
sv-noun-reg-ar
Wiktionary:Swedish pronunciation|Pronunciation: IPAchar|/mak/

1. (somewhat colloquial) gas station

#:Vi åker till macken och tankar lite.
#:"Let's go down to the gas station and get some gas."

Synonyms
bensinmack

Category:Swedish nouns

fi:mack
sv:mack
vi:mack
zh:mack

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