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macaroni

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: macaroni

1
n
pasta in the form of slender tubes
2
n
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: macaroni
1

n pasta in the form of slender tubes

Type of:
alimentary paste, pasta
shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
2

n a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms

“Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni
Type of:
beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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