macaroni UK /mæk.əˈɹəʊ.ni/US /ˌmæk.əˈɹoʊ.ni/noun 12adjective 1forms 4phrases 1 noun12 •A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this.Take half a pound of small pipe-macaroni. — 1778 •Ellipsis of macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus).15 penguins were hatched and reared in the Edinburgh Zoo—seven kings, four gentoos, three maccaronis, and one ringed. — 1955 •(historical) A dandy or fop, particularly in the 18th century a young Englishman who had travelled in Europe and subsequently dressed and spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner.... the Maccaroni Club (which is composed of all the travelled young men who wear long curls and spying-glasses) ... — 1764 •(offensive) Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”).Surely I shall always be able, go where I will, among frogs or maccaronis, to procure sucre noir, or inchiostro nero. — 1845 •(Australia, slang) Nonsense; meaningless talk.Yes. Jam, macaroni, cockadoodle. We're plain people out hereaways, not mantle ornaments. — 1924 •(Caribbean, historical) A 19th-century quarter-silver dollar coin, typically a full 2-real coin or a quarter clipping of an 8-real coin from Central or South America.The silver coins are dollars (6s. 8d.), half dollars, and quarter dollars, or maccaronies as they are here popularly called. — 1808 •(informal, no longer used) Pasta, particularly thicker noodles, spaghetti. •(no longer used) A macaroon.Macaroni. It comes from Italy. It is a biscuit made of almonds, eggs, flower, and sugar. — 1777 •(no longer used) Synonym of gnocchi (“Italian dumpling made of potato or semolina”).Maccaróni, a kind of meat made of round peeces of paste, boyled in water and put into a dish with butter, spice and grated-cheese vpon them. — 1611 •(no longer used) A mix of languages in macaronic verse.... political songs in Latin or in a maccaroni of Latin and English ... — 1884 •(no longer used) Ellipsis of macaroni tool.Now take the maccaroni and cut away the wood on either side of the vein... — 1867 •(Scotland, no longer used) Synonym of lizard canary.Lizards are known among Scotchmen as ‘macaronies’. — 1876 adjective1 •(historical) Chic, fashionable, stylish; in the manner of a macaroni. formsmacaronies · macaronis · more macaroni · most macaroni Phrases with macaroni holy macaroniAn expression of surprise.
