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Mardi Gras

NOUN
  1. the last day before Lent
  2. a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans

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  • So explain it to folks who, like me, aren't quite sure what the term Mardi Gras even means. CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2006
  • The Carnival I used to call Mardi Gras is the greatest fun fest available. OpEdNews - Quicklink: Brazilian Carnival the Greatest Street Carnival on Earth
  • I don't know that I'd go so far as to call our Mardi Gras tasteful I'm looking forward to the all-girl Camel Toe Steppers marching group tomorrow night, for example, but yeah, we're Miss Manners in comparison to this float. "If we had people dancing on top of dead bodies that would indeed be disrespectful."
  • The thong is imprinted with yellow comedy and tragedy masks and the words “The Original Mardi Gras” (because Alabamians think their celebrations preceded those in Louisiana). 2009 February 16 « One-Minute Book Reviews
  • I was feeling exhausted, what with the 22 miler, the Rowing Crew Mardi Gras and the fulsome lunch that was now rattling in my stomach and telling my brain to let me lie down in the aisle somewhere near the dairy produce and have a good snooze.
  • My sense of humor, which I'm going to need to pull off an outfit made from a funky new green crushed velour shirt with a pink cowboy hat with a built-in tiara, now also sporting a feathery Mardi Gras mask and orange feathered boa. Archive 2008-01-01
  • My Mardi Gras chicken fettucini was overdone.
  • At 46, Hermann credits most New Orleans-style musicians for his avoidance of a life of beggary, which is why after this Mardi Gras Band tour - watch for new JamBase
  • My pink cowboy hat with a built-in tiara, now also sporting a feathery Mardi Gras mask. Archive 2008-01-01
  • The four Neville Brothers first worked together backing Mardi Gras Indians for the 1976 album “The Wild Tchoupitoulas” and their set started with the Nevilles joined by current Tchoupitoulas in feathered suits, one carrying a giant sequined tomahawk. Jazzfest: A Neville Family Homecoming - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
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