![]() ![]() The “macaroni” in question does not, however, refer to the food, but rather to a fashion trend that began in the 1760s among aristocratic British men. To the average listener, the first verse appears to describe an American man who confuses a feather for a piece of pasta: Yankee Doodle went to town Anyone who is not given proper context-that “Yankee Doodle” was originally created by the British to ridicule Americans, and that American soldiers reclaimed it during the Revolutionary War-might well question the point of the song.īut perhaps the most confounding part of “Yankee Doodle” is its opening. Though the song, set to an upbeat melody, appears to satirize Americans, it is today treated as a patriotic anthem. Generations of American kids forced to sing “Yankee Doodle” have grown up justifiably puzzled by its lyrics. (Photo: Wellcome Images, London/CC BY 4.0) Perceval.An engraving of a “macaroni’s dressing room,” from 1772. 1812, "THE TEARS OF SIR VICARY!!!", The Scourge, 2 March 1812, page 231:.Come, don't go to call names: am I? vhy my vife, and I am your master. Why doodle! jackanapes! harkee, who am I? 1764, Samuel Foote, The Mayor of Garrett, W.( obsolete ) A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.The modern meaning emerged in the 1930s either from this meaning or from the verb "to dawdle", which since the seventeenth century has had the meaning of wasting time or being lazy. This is also the origin of the early eighteenth century verb to doodle, meaning "to swindle or to make a fool of". The meaning "fool, simpleton" is intended in the song title "Yankee Doodle", originally sung by British colonial troops prior to the American Revolutionary War. American English dude may be a derivation of doodle. German variants of the etymon include Dudeltopf, Dudentopf, Dudenkopf, Dude and Dödel. The word doodle first appeared in the early 17th century to mean a fool or simpleton. ![]() Compare also German dudeln ( “ to play (the bagpipe) ” ). Originally dialectal, from Low German dudeltopf, dudeldopp ( “ simpleton ” ). ( General American ) IPA ( key): /ˈdud(ə)l/.( Received Pronunciation ) IPA ( key): /ˈduːdl̩/. ![]()
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