Eastern_Director_506 t1_j9vcbvk wrote on February 24, 2023 at 8:43 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 Crazy to think that “Dude” is the abbreviated form of Yankee Doodle. It feels so far removed from its origin. Permalink 2
Eastern_Director_506 t1_j9vcbvk 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
Crazy to think that “Dude” is the abbreviated form of Yankee Doodle. It feels so far removed from its origin.