marching powder

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marching powder

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  1. abbreviation, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Ellipsis of Bolivian marching powder (“cocaine”). ‘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.’
  2. uncountable A powder such as talcum used in socks to keep blisters from forming.

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@misc{marching_powder_2026,
  title = {marching powder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marching%20powder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}