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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdongiovanni
Pronunciation / Transliteration: don-jo-van-ni
"Fa sempre il dongiovanni con tutti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A man who is smooth, charming, and particularly successful in romantic pursuits or seduction.
"He walked into the room acting like a smooth mack, trying to charm everyone."
- 1
To act flirtatiously or attempt to charm and seduce someone.
"He tried to mack on her at the party, but she wasn't interested."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a shortened form of 'macquerau' or 'mackerel' via older slang usages, historically associated with a pimp or procurer, later evolving in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) to describe a man skilled in seduction, charm, or fashionable presentation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mack" is said worldwide
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séducteur
Transliteration: say-duk-tur
"Il se prend pour un grand séducteur."
Aufreißer
Transliteration: ouf-ry-ser
"Er verhält sich wie ein echter Aufreißer."
dongiovanni
Transliteration: don-jo-van-ni
"Fa sempre il dongiovanni con tutti."
seductor
Transliteration: seh-duc-tor
"Él siempre actúa como un seductor."
sedutor
Transliteration: seh-doo-tor
"Ele tenta bancar o sedutor na festa."
आकर्षक पुरुष
Transliteration: aakarshak purush
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह खुद को बहुत बड़ा आकर्षक पुरुष समझता है।"
情圣
Transliteration: qíng shèng
Script: 中文汉字
"他总是把自己当作一个情圣。"
플레이보이
Transliteration: peul-レイ-boi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 자신을 매력적인 플레이보이라고 생각한다."
プレーボーイ
Transliteration: purēbōi
Script: 日本語
"彼はパーティーでプレーボーイぶっていた。"
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