merc

Definitions

1. A mercenary.
   slang
2. A Mercedes-Benz automobile.
   Commonwealth, UK, especially, slang
3. A Ford-Mercury automobile
   US, dated, especially
4. Clipping of Mercury dime.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Equivalents

Examples

“His dad's well rich: he's got a Merc and two BMWs.”

“Some people might like⟳ to get⟳ a train⟳ to work⟳ / Or drive⟳ in, in a Beamer or a Merc”

“a '49 Merc with a flathead V-8”

“When I was 4 years old, my mother saved dimes, mostly Mercury Dimes, and periodically rolled them and took them to the bank. At that age, I once swallowed a Merc as I awoke from a nap after having spilled the contents of my piggy bank on to my bed. I woke up with something in my mouth and half asleep, I swallowed it...painful though it was and I can still remember⟳ it vividly 53 years later!”

“He had a feeling the scarf was the one he'd really have⟳ to watch⟳ out for; he couldn't say⟳ why. “What if those mercs scope us leaving?””

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