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Fat Tuesday

[ fat tooz-dey, -dee, tyooz- ]

noun

  1. Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent: probably named for the practice of consuming rich foods such as butter and eggs in order to use them up before the fast of Lent. Shrove Tuesday ( def ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Fat Tuesday1

First recorded in 1865–70

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