marade

marade
 n.— «The crowd filled between five and seven city blocks, but was smaller than in previous years, “marade” veterans said. The term for the annual event comes from the words march and parade.» —“King remembered with service, sacrifice” by Myung Oak Kim Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colo.) Jan. 17, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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