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 Now the macaroni-and-cheese purveyor is on the move again. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025 Generously salt the water and add the macaroni and cook according to the package instructions (the pasta should be fully cooked and soft, not al dente). Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025 The macaroni was al dente; the creamy cheese melted in my mouth. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 Chicken katsu, which is coated with bread crumbs and sliced, is a mainstay of Hawaiian restaurants, along with Spam musubi, a brick of rice topped with luncheon meat and wrapped in edible seaweed, and Hawaiian macaroni salad. Fielding Buck, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for macaroni
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Noun
  • Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • And on Sunday, Garner got some love from longtime beau Miller, who planted a kiss on the 13 Going on 30 actress following her final mile.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 June 2025
  • The song includes a dig at ex-husband Offset and name-drops her new beau New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The telegrams lead to the arrival of Sylvia’s husband (and Beau’s brother), the tweedy fop Clarke (Alex Moffat, playing him a little Biden-esque), as well as Beau’s very pregnant wife, Marjorie (Lilli Cooper), both of whom have secrets of their own.
    Vulture, Vulture, 24 July 2023

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“Macaroni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macaroni. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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