sarded t1_j9w6tgu wrote on February 25, 2023 at 12:11 AM Reply to comment by kiwi_8 in 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 He's not, he's a song figure. "Yankee Doodle" = "colonist fool" Permalink Parent 2
sarded t1_j9w6tgu wrote
Reply to comment by kiwi_8 in 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
He's not, he's a song figure.
"Yankee Doodle" = "colonist fool"