McMansion

noun

Etymology

From Mc- + mansion, 1980s.

  1. derived from mānsiō
  2. derived from mansion
  3. inherited from mansioun
  4. prefixed as mcmansion — “Mc + mansion

Definitions

  1. A large, imposing and ostentatious house that lacks architectural integrity.

    • Twenty mansions were planned for the development, each designed to look like the biggest house in town. The McMansion we thought of as ours had an enormous kitchen, more than two stories high.
    • After decades of ever-rising square footage in the McMansions that dot the suburbs, the idea of downsizing is gaining champions.
    • They're ignorant of their social status. They think because they've built a McMansion on twenty acres, they're elite—if you can stand that word.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA