Macha

//mətʃaː// adj, name, noun, slang

adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    best friend informal, slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    macho

    "You know, I wonder how class affects the butch/fem aspects of our relationship, because I know there's this macha thing where you want to provide for me in some way."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The wife of Nemed. She died only twelve days after arriving in Ireland. Irish
  2. 2
    Macha of the Tuatha Dé Danann who is the daughter of Ernmas and sister of Mórrígan.

Synonyms

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bro

Example

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"You know, I wonder how class affects the butch/fem aspects of our relationship, because I know there's this macha thing where you want to provide for me in some way."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Transliteration of Tamil மச்சான் (maccāṉ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish macha or formed by analogy from English macho.

Related phrases

role playing gametuatha dé danann

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