Fat Tuesday

noun

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When is Fat Tuesday?: What to know about the last day of Mardi GrasNeed a break? Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025 On Tuesday afternoon, the severe thunderstorms reach Jackson, Mississippi, and New Orleans as Mardi Gras celebrations culminate in a final day of festivities on Fat Tuesday. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025 Millions of tourists and locals bedecked in beads, costumes and purple, yellow and green flocked to New Orleans to revel in raucous Fat Tuesday festivities, including iconic parades, music and food. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025 In Jefferson Parish, Fat Tuesday parades are canceled for the first time in recent memory, other than during the COVID pandemic. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Fat Tuesday

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Fat Tuesday was in 1866

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“Fat Tuesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fat%20Tuesday. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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