Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
McWords
This is a list of words beginning with the Mc prefix, in cases where it references McDonald's and its associated cultural effects. Most of these terms are negative.
- McDojo - The fast food equivalent of a Dojo (martially not legitimate)
- McDonaldization - Term used in George Ritzer's thesis
- McJob - A low-paying job in which one serves as an interchangeable cog in a corporate machine. This neologism originated in Douglas Coupland's novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
- McMansion - Quickly-built mansions, as much alike as McDonald's hamburgers
- McPaper - USA Today
- McWorld - The globalized Earth
- McLibel case - A famous libel case in England in which McDonalds won a pyrrhic victory.
- McData - Technology company specializing in SANs and similar technologies.
- McMurder The McDonald's Murder by James Huberty
See also: List of prefixes in the English language, McDonaldization
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