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
Sauté the filling, add the macaroni, and use the PRESSURE COOK setting on your Instant Pot to cook the ingredients.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
With two teenage boys and running around a lot, the convenience of making Rice-A-Roni macaroni is perfect.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Spread macaroni mixture in a greased 13×9-inch baking pan.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
The pizza chain is offering half-off mac and cheese for the rest of July after a customer's mac and cheese order arrived with all cheese and no macaroni.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
With two teenage boys and running around a lot, the convenience of making Rice-A-Roni macaroni is perfect.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Spread macaroni mixture in a greased 13×9-inch baking pan.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
The pizza chain is offering half-off mac and cheese for the rest of July after a customer's mac and cheese order arrived with all cheese and no macaroni.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
Noun
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The other reason to believe in Broome didn’t really show itself against Ole Miss, but the dude can pass, with 5.8 dimes per 100 possessions this season and more than two assists for every turnover.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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But his resume features a lot of Boyle-esque data points — a local star who played at Pomona High, who won at UNC (89-71 career mark), a good dude with great local pipelines who could hit the ground running.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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More than a decade later, Stiller now counts Swift’s beau as a costar.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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Alessandra Ambrosio is feeling the love with her new beau Buck Palmer!—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
17 Mar. 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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Phelan locates the quiet truth in this last reversal of fortunes. Creel, infusing every line reading with delectable originality, plays the Prince as a preening fop who excuses his behavior by explaining to Cinderella late in the musical that he’s meant to be charming, not sincere.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2023
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“Macaroni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macaroni. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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