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

Answer 1

During Pre-Revolutionary America when the song "Yankee Doodle" first became popular, the word macaroni in the line that reads "stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni" didn't refer to the pasta. Instead, "Macaroni" was a fancy and overdressed ("dandy") style of Italian clothing widely imitated in England at the time. So by just sticking a feather in his cap and calling himself a "Macaroni", Yankee Doodle was proudly proclaiming himself to be a country bumpkin (an awkward and unsophisticated person), because that was how the English regarded most colonials at that time.

Answer 2

Yankee Doodle named the feather Macaroni because it rhymed with pony. That's how the song goes anyway =)
♥Kerry

Answer 3

I think that Yankie Doodle didn't name anything. It was the guy who wrote the song about him that did. After speaking to Mr Doodle, he told me that he called the donkey Steven. The town was not on the map, so he asked a local kid who told him to "give me ya wallet or I'll slash ya!" The feather was actually found in his pocket, with a piece of macaroni, which his mum had made for his tea. You see, it was just a simple mistake by the writer.... (to be honest, I don't know)

Answer 4

I forgot where I saw it but macaroni was actually a slang term for like the british and the guy yankee doodle represented America, so he was trying to make fun of the british.

Answer 5

Macaroni was a fancy style of Italian dress back in the early days which was widely imitated in England at the time. So by sticking a feather in his hat he was calling himself a dandy (macaroni), which was like a well to do dressed person.

Answer 6

the song Yankee doodle was written during the revolutionary war by the British ( our enemy ) it refers to the macaroni club where a bunch of pompous snobs in frilly clothes (a gay bar for lack of a better term) used to hang out and pontificate on the issues of the day. implying that this dumb yank sticks a feather in his hat and thinks hes posh

Answer 7

Because Yankee Doodle lost a few marbles up in his noodle.

Answer 8

Lord, as a Yank, I have to tell you that he called his horse Macaroni after sticking said feather in his cap...not hat.
Gosh, you Brits...get it right!
x

Answer 9

It's a nice name, Macaroni.

Answer 10

I thought the pony's name was macaroni, or maybe it was the hat....