Fat Tuesday

noun

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Houston performed frequently at New York clubs including Mikell’s, Sweetwater’s, Seventh Avenue South and Fat Tuesday from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024 Now, that was a jazzy move that capped off a great first night of music by the Family Stone, the New Breed Brass Band, David Benoit, Black Joe Lewis and Greg Rahn and the Fat Tuesday Horns. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024 Though Fat Tuesday is still a week away, the good times are already rolling. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024 The upcoming Fat Tuesday celebration kicks off at 11 a.m. with Cajun dishes and drinks such as Voodoo Punch and Hurricanes on tap. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 1 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Fat Tuesday 

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Dec. 2024.

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