Why did Yankee Doodle name the feather in his hat Macaroni?

Answer 1

cause he went to town

Answer 2

At the time "Macaroni" was a slang term for a dandy or fop, someone who is overly stylish to the point of being ridiculous.

Yankee Doodle was originally a song sung by the British before the American Revolution as an insult. A doodle was a country bumpkin. So in the song the country boy puts a feather in his hat and thinks he is being stylish.

Subsequently it was adopted by Americans and became a rallying song for the soldiers of the Revolution.

Answer 3

Two answers:

A. Macaroni rhymes with "on a pony"
B. The original song was mis-translated. He actually named his feather Marconi, the father of the modern day Radio. So it was supposed to read
"stuck a father in his cap, and called it Marconi".

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

because the name "john" just doesnt fit ya know?

would you rather sing this...

"yankee doodle went to town, riding on a pony. stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"

or

"yankee doodle went to town, riding on a pony. stuck a feather in his cap and called it ...john."

see, it just doesnt fit =D
lol

Answer 5

it wasnt macaroni as in the food it had another meaning
A macaroni, in mid-18th-century England, was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected manner.

Answer 6

In that time period, "macaroni" meant "cool" or "neat". Thus putting the feather in his cap and calling it macaroni meant, in essence, "I stuck a feather in my cap and called myself cool."

Answer 7

The style of 18 century "dandy" traveling men of boorish behavior.

Answer 8

My grandma taught us that the pony he named Macaroni...

"and called "him" Macaroni"

Answer 9

To make the feather smile!!

Answer 10

That's a good question. I guess because it rhymes with pony.