plural MCs
1
: master of ceremonies
… the MC for the event kept the crowd engaged every second of the way.—
Joseph Goodman
Joseph Goodman2
: a performer of rap music : emcee, rapper
The Staten Island supergroup [Wu-Tang Clan] contains four of the best MCs—Ghostface Killah, GZA, Chef Raekwon, and Method Man—to ever pick up a microphone.—Ken Capobianco
—sometimes used as a title in the stage names of rappersKen CapobiancoMC Lyte
MC Hammer
"My crew and I tested a lot of names. There was MC Latifah and Latifah Love. We landed on 'Queen'…"—Queen Latifah, quoted in Parade
Queen Latifah, quoted in Parade
MCed; MCing; MCs
1
: to perform the role of a master of ceremonies : to act as MC for
Nathaniel had even gotten to MC a virtual town hall, where students said they wanted the city to invest its school cop dollars into counselors, librarians and restorative justice coordinators.—Mila Koumpilova
Mila Koumpilova… at 18 she worked three jobs—teaching dance, hostessing at a restaurant and MCing at bar mitzvahs …—Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)2
: to perform rap music : rap entry 6
For up-and-coming rappers, a radio show freestyle is often a litmus test, and in 2019, Milli Bucks passed with flying colors. Even though she had just started MCing a year prior, she calmly conjured bar after bar …—Heven Haile
Heven HaileAndre Thomas … volunteers for two hours a day … working behind the mixing desk as teenagers record their own rap and MCing tracks.—Alistair Kleebauer
Alistair Kleebauer
member of Congress
mək;
mə,
before forms beginning with k,
or g
—used to indicate an inexpensive, convenient, or easy but usually low-quality or commercialized version of something specified
McBook
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“Mc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mc. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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