1. a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans; [syn: Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Fat Tuesday
n 1: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the
last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans [syn:
Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday]