"pac-a-mac" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pac-a-macs [plural]
Etymology: Originally a brand name coined in 1949 as a shortening of "pack a macintosh". Head templates: {{en-noun}} pac-a-mac (plural pac-a-macs)
  1. (British) A lightweight rainjacket that can be compressed into a small pocket-sized bag. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-pac-a-mac-en-noun-t7RRVBP3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003, Eric Goulden, A Dysfunctional Success: The Wreckless Eric Manual, page 20:",
          "text": "And there she was - wearing a dark blue pac-a-mac over a blue brushed-nylon nightdress, topped off with a hairnet. It was as though Death itself had just walked into the kitchen. She always wore the pac-a-mac because a dressing gown would have taken up valuable space in her suitcase.",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Kate Harrison, Brown Owl's Guide To Life:",
          "text": "It was raining hard when the girls came back into the Brownie circle for vespers, and the gaggle of mums gathered in the Drill Hall porch, sweating in their pac-a-macs and listening to the water swishing down the guttering.",
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        {
          "ref": "2017, Tom Chesshyre, From Source to Sea:",
          "text": "I am the only customer in the Perch in possession of a backpack and wearing a pac-a-mac, which I've yet to take off despite the sun coming out.",
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