Now for the more serious question: Why did Yankee Doodle name the feather in his hat Macaroni?

Answer 1

When the song was written during the American Revolution, a Yankee was an American. A "doodle" was an unintelligent person such as what we would now call a "dufus" or someone close to being a moron. "Macaroni" at that time meant being stylish or "cool" as we would call it now. Yankee Doodle was a stupid person who thought he was cool by putting a feather in his hat.

Answer 2

He didn't. He named the concept of the feather in a hat Macaroni. Wonderfull, tasteful song that it may be, the correct term for that fashion is called a "cavalier"

Answer 3

i think of that Yankie Doodle did no longer call something. It became the guy who wrote the track approximately him that did. After chatting with Mr Doodle, he advised me that he referred to as the donkey Steven. the city became no longer on the map, so he asked an area toddler who advised him to "provide me ya wallet or i'm going to chop down ya!" The feather became unquestionably recent in his pocket, with a bite of macaroni, which his mum had made for his tea. you notice, it became in basic terms an person-friendly mistake by making use of the author.... (to be truthful, i do no longer understand)

Answer 4

Macaroni was the term for fashionable back in the old days. So when he "called it macaroni" he was saying it was fashionable.

Answer 5

If you had to rhyme something with Pony and stick it in your hat macaroni is the best way to go. I would have called it Rice-A-Roni.

Answer 6

it was bent, and it looked a bit like a piece of macaroni?

Answer 7

I guess he knew nothing about Southern Italian Cooking.

Answer 8

He was one with the Flying Spaghetti Monster!

Answer 9

Because he is a stupid american and macaroni is AWESOME.

Answer 10

Because his best friend had already taken Manicotti.