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The reason Yankee Doodle put a feather in his cap and referred to it as macaroni was because macaroni was once a slang term for something that was very fashionable or trendy.

Feb 24, 2023•1 min read

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The reason Yankee Doodle put a feather in his cap and referred to it as ‘macaroni’ was because macaroni was once a slang term for something that was very fashionable or trendy.

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