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
The facility’s deli sandwiches lacked labels for sandwiches and macaroni salads.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 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
Proteins are served with white rice and macaroni salad.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 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
Proteins are served with white rice and macaroni salad.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
Noun
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No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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No, that was some of the best times of your life, dude.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After a few hours of retail therapy, head back into the city for the perfect happy hour vibe or a dinner date with just you, your beau or a group at the historic floating restaurant DiMillo’s On the Water.—
Dontaira Terrell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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So are their girlfriends and wives, who support their beaus in stadiums and at home.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The film chronicles a rich fop who studies a magic manual and teaches himself how to achieve X-ray vision and clairvoyance.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2023
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“Macaroni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macaroni. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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