Used in a Sentence

macaroni

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for macaroni.

Editorial note

He refuses to eat left over macaroni, so regularly at least half the box is wasted.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(countable, ethnic slur) Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of macaroni gathered in one view.

noun

(countable, ethnic slur) Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”).

noun

(uncountable, Australia, slang) Nonsense; meaningless talk.

adjective

(historical) Chic, fashionable, stylish; in the manner of a macaroni.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for macaroni.

noun

(countable, ethnic slur) Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”).

noun

(uncountable, Australia, slang) Nonsense; meaningless talk.

adjective

(historical) Chic, fashionable, stylish; in the manner of a macaroni.

noun

(uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this.

Example sentences

1

He refuses to eat left over macaroni, so regularly at least half the box is wasted.

2

Being a professional means answering to a set of ethics before acting like a kindergartner who's proud of his macaroni picture.

3

When I make boxed macaroni and cheese, I add nutmeg, and the result is way better.

4

It would work just as well if you hand-draw it or use a pizza box or scatter macaroni.

5

You can get organic macaroni and cheese in a box that's just like the regular (but tastes better).

6

A cheap box of macaroni and cheese is transformed by crumbling a couple slices of high quality bacon onto it.

7

The rest of you cretins can get back to the Macaroni Grill where you belong.

8

My girlfriend's son operates similarly; he often makes a box of macaroni and cheese for dinner, and only eats half of it.

9

I still doubt good quality macaroni causes people to get out of prison and not steal more cars.

10

And there's also ravioli code, lasagna code, spaghetti with meatballs code, and macaroni code.

11

I'd rather eat macaroni and eat canned food for a month than consider asking mom and dad for money.

12

I assume that it was a lot of macaroni and cheese, pasta and mashed potatoes, but I can't really remember.

Quote examples

1

I cannot even count the number of emails I receive along the lines of “We’re happy to let you know that we have launched macaroni.io" or some other crazy name that tells you nothing about what the product or service is.

2

On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being super healthy, how healthy do you consider what you just ate?" Then check out all the values for macaroni and cheese, identify the options that most closely match the health scale I gave, run some calculations, and come back with an estimate on what I ate.

Proper noun examples

1

Macaroni, Ramen noodles, bread, soda, McDonald's (fries, bread), candy, cereal, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use macaroni in a sentence?

He refuses to eat left over macaroni, so regularly at least half the box is wasted.

What does macaroni mean?

(countable, ethnic slur) Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”).

What part of speech is macaroni?

macaroni is commonly used as noun, adjective.