- The term “mactionary” arose from the description of the readily accessible dictionary available on new Macintosh computers. It is used exclusively by the technologically savvy.
Mactionary
noun; blending and clipping
A dictionary available on the dashboard of Macintosh computers
Etymology : From Mac (clipping of “Macintosh”) + (dic)tionary
Source : “Look up B-E-T-T-E on the mactionary.” Conversation with a friend, November 2010
Last modified: 28 November 2011