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The word "dude" was 19th century slang for a dandy and was likely shortened from "doodle" as in Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Legendary catch wrestler Martin "Farmer" Burns was famous for having a neck so strong that he could partially hang himself with a six-foot rope and, while still in the air, whistle "Yankee Doodle Dandy." This feat was performed dozens of times a week and witnessed by thousands of people

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1. In 1776 a "Macaroni" was an effite fashion oriented man and a "Dandy" was a hyper masculine opposite and the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" mocked them both.

2. The "Macaroni" from the song "Yankee Doodle" refers to an eccentric English fashion trend, a kind of 18th century 'hipster' trend, and precursor to dandies. The song ridicules the Yankees, calling them naive for putting a feather on their hats and calling it macaroni.

3. The song "I"m a Yankee Doodle Dandy" was written by George Cohan of Providence, Rhode Island in 1878.

4. Dude" derived from the 19th century term, "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

5. "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is about a wanna-be high class idiot. And it's the Connecticut state anthem.

6. The word "macaroni" was applied to overdressed dandies and was associated with foppish Italian fashions of dress and periwigs, as in the eighteenth-century British song "Yankee Doodle".

7. Yankee Doodle Dandy" was first sung by British troops around 1755 before the Revolutionary War to mock and make fun of American troops. By 1781, Americans had adopted it as their own.

8. The word 'Dude' is a contraction of 'Doodle' and originates from the song 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'

9. 'Macaroni' was a fashion style in Europe around the time Yankee Doodle Dandy was written. This explains the feather stuck in his cap.

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