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Fat Tuesday
[ fat tooz-dey, -dee, tyooz- ]
noun
- 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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