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macaroni

noun

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  1. a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music Synonyms beau, Beau Brummell, buck, dude, fop, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, dandy, pretty boy, toff [chiefly British]Related Words coxcomb, fancy Dan, popinjay; blade, cavalier, dasher; clotheshorse, exquisite, swellNear Antonyms slob, sloven

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