Lothran t1_j9tm1jq wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:55 PM Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard It was the Macaroni Club, which was a club for dandy aristocrats at the time. Putting the feather in the hat and calling it macaroni was throwing shade at them. Permalink 1
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Lothran t1_j9tm1jq wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
It was the Macaroni Club, which was a club for dandy aristocrats at the time. Putting the feather in the hat and calling it macaroni was throwing shade at them.