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krewe

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[kroo] / kru /

noun

  1. (especially in New Orleans) a private social club that sponsors balls, parades, etc., as part of the Mardi Gras festivities.

Etymology

Origin of krewe

Archaizing or fanciful spelling of crew 1; generalized from the Mistick Krewe of Comus, the first such club, founded in New Orleans in 1857

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