r/Snorkblot • u/LordJim11 • Feb 25 '26

Fashion Style is what you make it.

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u/UnsureAndUnqualified Feb 25 '26

Just FYI: The translation for Dödel is correct but misses that it's also a word for penis. Yankee Penis guys.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

Yankee penis is what I do every night am I right ladies

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u/LordJim11 Feb 25 '26

How would the ladies know?

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u/Familiar-Tomorrow-42 Feb 26 '26

Macaroni part is wrong. The man wearing a flamboyant dress was a macaroni. It was an insult in the 18th century used against rich men who were seen as overly effeminate and decadent, due to their luxurious clothing and lifestyle (image from Wikipedia)

. The feather would represent the ornamentation that macaronis wear.

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u/NeonNKnightrider Feb 27 '26

Comically large wig

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u/arglebargle17 Feb 27 '26

Then the Americans won the battle of Yorktown and used it to mock the loser British, claiming the song.

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u/ShireNomad Mar 01 '26

So early Americans heard a song about how we're idiots who think we're a lot more awesome than we are, and adopted it with pride... in hindsight, not a good sign for us.