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Macaroni (Noun)

Meaning 1

Pasta in the form of slender tubes.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Hypernyms

  • Alimentary Paste

Meaning 2

A British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni".

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • The fashionable gentleman, a self-proclaimed macaroni, pranced through the streets of London with his fancy cane and puffed-out chest.
  • Lord Reginald, a notorious macaroni, was known for his outlandish wigs and elaborate snuffboxes adorned with Continental designs.
  • At the ball, Captain Finchley was ridiculed by his fellow officers for being a macaroni, with his brightly colored waistcoat and exaggerated mannerisms.
  • In the 1760s, James Townley's play "High Life Below Stairs" poked fun at the pretentious macaroni, who tried to emulate the elegance of Continental aristocrats.
  • To be called a macaroni was to be labeled a pseudo-sophisticate, aping the customs and style of Europe without truly understanding them.

Hypernyms

  • Swell
  • Sheik
  • Fop
  • Dude
  • Beau
  • Gallant
  • Fashion Plate
  • Clotheshorse
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