"McHell" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Mc- + hell. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|Mc|hell|id1=derogatory}} Mc- + hell Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} McHell
  1. (slang, derogatory) McDonald's (the fast food restaurant chain). Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): McDonald's
    Sense id: en-McHell-en-name-xPWNsaZb Disambiguation of McDonald's: 51 49 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with Mc- (derogatory) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Mc- (derogatory): 45 55

Noun

Etymology: From Mc- + hell. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|Mc|hell|id1=derogatory}} Mc- + hell Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} McHell (uncountable)
  1. (nonce word, humorous) Hell (used in allusion to the McDonald's brand or to similar large corporations). Tags: humorous, nonce-word, uncountable Categories (topical): McDonald's, Nicknames
    Sense id: en-McHell-en-noun-z03BEslj Disambiguation of McDonald's: 51 49 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Mc- (derogatory), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Mc- (derogatory): 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
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          "ref": "1996 April 16, Ashley Jones, “WTD: 1998 Teenie Beanies”, in alt.food.mcdonalds (Usenet):",
          "text": "I work at McHell and I could have all the beanie babies I want...In fact I do, I have three unopened sets from the last promotion.",
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          "ref": "1997 June 15, Ken Beard, “does making the big mac?”, in alt.food.mcdonalds (Usenet):",
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