macaroni

IPA: mækɝˈoʊni

noun

  • (uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes; sometimes loosely, pasta in general.
  • (derogatory, historical) A fop, a dandy; especially a young man in the 18th century who had travelled in Europe and who dressed and often spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner.
  • (obsolete) A macaroon.

adjective

  • (historical) Chic, fashionable, stylish; in the manner of a macaroni.

Examples of "macaroni" in Sentences

  • This creamy four-cheese macaroni is comfort food to some dieters.
  • It may contain macaroni, and it may contain cheese, but it is not macaroni and cheese.
  • Specialty is a manufacturer of private label macaroni and cheese, skillet dinners and sides and salads.
  • The Italian term macaroni first appeared in the 13th century and was applied to various shapes, from flat to lumpy.
  • Charles Fox was once known as a macaroni, despite him being a tad too overweight to look decent in his tight clothing.
  • Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, produces private label macaroni and cheese, skillet dinners and other value-added side dishes and salads.
  • Macaroni Explained if you remember from a previous post, i was questioning the usage of the word macaroni in the song 'yankee doodle'.
  • I also recall the macaroni tailor telling me that undergarments such as corsets and panniers were used to create the correct shape of the body that nature stubbornly refused to create.
  • What it does mean is building in features that make a home safe and accessible for someone in a wheelchair, someone who has arthritis or trouble with steps, or even someone who is short and shouldn't be balancing on a stool to retrieve hot macaroni from a microwave (a grandchild, for example).

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