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
Combine macaroni with 4 cups boiling water in large bowl.
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Stouffer’s larger-than-average elbow macaroni was evenly cooked—tender, but not mushy.
—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
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Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Stouffer’s larger-than-average elbow macaroni was evenly cooked—tender, but not mushy.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
Noun
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That’s as intimidating as white dudes get…sad.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Alas, it's written in the stars that Lex is meant to be Supe's greatest nemesis and a stereotypical terrible rich dude in the end.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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While on vacation in Tokyo with her kids and new beau Lewis Hamilton, Kardashian snapped a goofy selfie with her baby boy.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Lothar’s hackles were raised when Silvia’s beau made antisemitic remarks—and mentioned that his father, Ricardo Klement, had served under Adolf Hitler.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 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 19 May. 2026.
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