Mack
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English
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Noun
mack -s
- a type of rubberized raincoat, short form of mackintosh
- (slang) pimp
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Swedish
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Noun
mack -en, -ar
- Pronunciation: /mak/
- (somewhat colloquial) gas station
- Vi åker till macken och tankar lite.
- "Let's go down to the gas station and get some gas."
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Etymology
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.