Merc

Stuttgart's premium export

Merc is informal shorthand for mercenary—a soldier hired to fight for a foreign army or private military contractor: The company employed mercs for security in the conflict zone.

In automotive slang, merc refers to a Mercury vehicle, or in British usage, a Mercedes.

As a verb, to merc someone is gaming and hip-hop slang for killing or defeating decisively: He got merced in the first round.

automotive

Mercedes-Benz

German luxury vehicle manufacturer

  • sedanEnclosed passenger car
  • luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
  • GermanCentral European language

Benz · coupe · AMG · S-Class · E-Class · C-Class · dealership · badge · emblem · leased

slang

kill

Cause death

  • murderDeliberate unlawful killing
  • whackForceful striking blow
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike

eliminate · off · dispatch · execute · take-out · rubout · mob · gangster · crime · contract

mercenary

soldier

Armed forces member

combat · military · warfare · private · operative · fighter · assassin · bounty · mission · armed

mercury

planet

Star-orbiting spherical body

Hg · barometer · amalgam · toxic · retrograde · orbit · messenger · Roman · winged · silvery

Categories
Opposites
brand rivalry/competition

MercFord

Major American automaker

Lincoln · Chevy · Chevrolet · Cadillac · Dodge

market positioning (luxury vs. economy)

MercYugo

Defunct Serbian automobile

beater · jalopy · clunker · Kia · Hyundai

employment type (mercenary vs. regular military)

Mercvolunteer

Unpaid willing participant

soldier · serviceman · patriot · freedom fighter · enlisted

Phrases
Family

mercury, mercurial, mercenary, merchandise, merchant, commerce, commercial, commercialize, mercantile

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G