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marching powder en · NOUN

(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, uncountable) Ellipsis of Bolivian marching powder (“cocaine”).
alt of Bolivian marching powder
- ‘How much did you do last night? Two grams? I like the old marching powder, Jon, but I prefer to give myself a day or two off after a binge.’ 1998, Mark Chadbourn, Scissorman, Vista, →ISBN, page 25:
- She said she'd done that and didn't want to do it again - then hootered off to Peru to write a bilingual novel in English and an obscure South American language I'd never heard of and now can't remember the name. Wound up getting rescued from jail there by her fan club (she was a bit fond of the marching powder). 2021 November 29, Ahem A Rivet's Shot, “Droning on”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), retrieved 28 Feb 2022:
- Maybe Malaysia had less corrupt politicians than Jamaica or Columbia. Maybe the population doesn't spend all day stuffing marching powder up its noses and buckles down and gets some work done. 2000 December 20, Kurious Oranj, “The Poor Are Getting Poorer.”, in nz.politics (Usenet), retrieved 28 Feb 2022:
- > >> > How many other people on r.a.p. were in a marching band? > I used to do alot^([sic]) of 'marching powder'...and used to work for bands...does that count? 2001 February 19, Fletcher, “The Poor Are Getting Poorer.”, in rec.audio.pro (Usenet), retrieved 28 Feb 2022:
(uncountable) A powder such as talcum used in socks to keep blisters from forming.