as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music
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Recent Examples of macaroni
Stouffer’s larger-than-average elbow macaroni was evenly cooked—tender, but not mushy.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
Options for sides include pasta salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, potato salad, tortellini salad and mozzarella balls.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Drain macaroni and return noodles to pot.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Cooked rice or small pasta like macaroni can stand in just fine.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
Options for sides include pasta salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, potato salad, tortellini salad and mozzarella balls.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Drain macaroni and return noodles to pot.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Cooked rice or small pasta like macaroni can stand in just fine.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
Noun
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Then, security dude turned on his cell phone’s flashlight and shined it at Jackson’s camera.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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What if the dude wasn't robbing someone but wanted to kill people, wanted to shoot the school up, or something?—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When Passover arrives, her family wants to meet her beau.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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For his 28th birthday, Biles wrote her beau a sweet message on Instagram.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s a version of Lysander that is done as a British fop.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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The New Yorker loves and fetishizes its traditions (the monocled fop Eustace Tilley, that stately but sensual Adobe Caslon font), but the magazine’s ultimate tradition is cutting through the scrim of contemporary noise to look reality in the eye, presenting it to the reader with a no-fuss vibrance.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Macaroni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macaroni. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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