Meaning of McMansion | Babel Free

Definitions

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

US, derogatory, informal

Examples

“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.”

“Such places exist⟳, and they exist⟳ just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, through the rainbow tunnel, where McMansions meet⟳ divination on Highway 1, Marin County, California.”

“He got out and ambled noisily into his dark, cavernous house. After leaving him and others eerily like⟳ him off at their McMansions, I often worry⟳ about who else might be inside those houses. My kids would be terrified if I came home like⟳ that at 3 a.m.”

“[…] although the show⟳ deliberately showcases various luxury goods […], the overall ambience is extraordinarily bare of style and beauty, offering instead a world of blah décor, undistinguished fashions and cavernous homes that just look⟳ like⟳ overpriced McMansions.”

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