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McMansion
noun[ C ]
usually disapprovinguk /məkˈmæn.ʃən/ us /mɪkˈmæn.ʃən/
a very large, newly built house that looks similar to many other houses:
Builders tore down a perfectly good home and threw up an ugly McMansion that towers over our garden.
Do we really need a McMansion and four cars for two people?
The museum is gone now, and a McMansion will be erected in its place.
Do you hate the McMansion being built next to your 1930s bungalow?
The houses don't quite fall into the "McMansion" category, but come close.
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