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They were known for fastidious eating—specifically a penchant for Italian macaroni, which gave the subculture its name—and using an affected, sometimes gender-ambiguous manner of speaking. The Meaning in the Song

When British soldiers originally sang "Yankee Doodle" during the French and Indian War, they used the lyric to . 1. Call It Macaroni

Tight-fitting silk or velvet suits, colorful stockings, and shoes with large diamond or paste buckles. 1. Call It Macaroni

By saying Yankee Doodle "stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni," the British were suggesting Americans were so unsophisticated and "un-worldly" that they believed a single feather could make them as fashionable as a high-society European "macaroni". 1. Call It Macaroni