What is "mcrefugee"

McRefugees is a neologism and McWord referring to those who stay overnight in a 24-hour McDonald's fast food restaurant.

The term was first created in Japanese language: マック難民. That term has been largely replaced by ネットカフェ難民, literally " net cafe refugee". In Japan, most McDonald's restaurants are operated around the clock. Due to unemployment and high rents and transportation costs in Japan, McRefugees choose to stay at a McDonald's overnight.

The phenomenon and word spread to Hong Kong as 麥難民, where some McRefugees play video games and are known as McGamers. McDonald's opened 24-hour branches in mainland China in September 2006, which quickly attracted McRefugees.