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
All dinners will include french fries or macaroni & cheese, cole slaw, three bean salad, beets, bread and butter and condiments.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Even macaroni salad won’t survive the freezer unscathed.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
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
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Even macaroni salad won’t survive the freezer unscathed.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for macaroni
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
Noun
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Over all these years, dude — gosh, it’s been 15 years — looking back, that money would have benefited a lot of people, my kids being number one.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Strange new dude Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) proves an obstacle, and Spidey is rocked with a gut-punch announcement by controversial newsman J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) revealing his secret identity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
Noun
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As for Rihanna, the Grammy winner and current beau A$AP Rocky have two sons, RZA and Riot, and are expecting their third.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
23 July 2025
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Sarah, Duchess of York, who had separated from Prince Andrew, was soaking up the sun in St. Tropez with her beau, financier John Bryan.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 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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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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