"Macolyte" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmækəlaɪt/ Audio: En-au-Macolyte.ogg Forms: Macolytes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Mac + acolyte. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Mac|acolyte}} Blend of Mac + acolyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} Macolyte (plural Macolytes)
  1. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A loyal user of Apple products, such as Macintosh computers, iPads, and iPhones. Tags: derogatory, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Fans (people) Synonyms: Machead
    Sense id: en-Macolyte-en-noun-RqZ60jQB Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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