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
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).
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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
The feast of Bahamian goodies like conch fritters, rice and peas, macaroni pie, fish, and chicken was enough to ensure a good night’s sleep in my plush bed.
—Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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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
The feast of Bahamian goodies like conch fritters, rice and peas, macaroni pie, fish, and chicken was enough to ensure a good night’s sleep in my plush bed.
—Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
Noun
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His size doesn’t exactly blow you out of the water — not exactly the biggest dude at 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds — but the natural talent is special.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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That includes the dude competing with one arm and the other dude who when not falling repeatedly off a balance beam into the ocean was losing his grip 15 seconds into a challenge.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jealous of Kate’s new beau, Bill (Glenn Ford), Pat steals him away, marrying him.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Sherman, as the only nonpolitical character in the sketch, was paired with Jon Hamm playing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. but dressed like Walton Goggins' Rick, the beau of Wood's Chelsea on season 3 of the drama series.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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 3 May. 2025.
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