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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread McCrappiest/mccrappiest #159251 04/29/2006 8:21 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... On an episode of The Sopranos I recently viewed, a college student says to his college girlfriend in response to a question about why he couldn't find work in a certain region, "Not even the McCrappiest jobs were available." I knew exactly what he meant. But I've never heard the Mc- prefix attached-to or used as an adjective before. McCrappiest as a word works for me, though...I like it. Will the Mc- prefix (meaning the cheapest, flimsiest, etc.) now begin attaching itself to other words and become as ubiquitous, ages hence, as say re- and il-? I wonder. Will it ultimately transform into the lower case even against another consonant? i.e. mccrappiest (I actually think the sematic of this word translates better to paper this way). Last edited by WhitmanO'Neill; 04/29/2006 8:40 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: McCrappiest/mccrappiest #159252 04/29/2006 8:36 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I've heard Mc- a lot. McJob, McFood... edit d'oh, though them ain't adjectives, are they? I'm the McStoopidist... Last edited by etaoin; 04/29/2006 8:54 PM. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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