"marching powder" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} marching powder (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Ellipsis of Bolivian marching powder etc.; cocaine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: Bolivian marching powder etc (extra: cocaine) Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Related terms: Bolivian marching powder, Colombian marching powder, Mexican marching powder, Peruvian marching powder
    Sense id: en-marching_powder-en-noun-P-bwwr7d Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 68 32
  2. A powder such as talcum used in socks to keep blisters from forming. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-marching_powder-en-noun-9c0cQsh3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 80

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