Bolivian marching powder

noun

"bolivian-marching-powder" is a 22-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bolivian marching powder” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cocaine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bolivian-marching-powder · Bolivian marching powder · English

Bolivian marching powder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 24 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Bolivian marching powder
PropertyValue
HeadwordBolivian marching powder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Bolivian marching powder” in English

Bolivian marching powderfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bolivian marching powder is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cocaine.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bolivian marching powder, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Bolivia and Peru were the leading producer countries through most of the 1980s and 1990s. The correct English form is Bolivian marching powder, spelled B-O-L-I-V-I-A-N- -M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G- -P-O-W-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cocaine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bolivian marching powder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Your brain at this moment is composed of brigades of tiny Bolivian soldiers. They are tired and muddy from their long march through the night. There are holes in their boots and they are hungry. They need to be fed. They need the Bolivian Marching Powder.
  2. For those enamored of the glitzy life, coke—snow, blow, nose candy, Bolivian Marching Powder—became the drug.

Etymology

Bolivia and Peru were the leading producer countries through most of the 1980s and 1990s.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bolivian marching powder"?
"Bolivian marching powder" is spelled B-O-L-I-V-I-A-N- -M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G- -P-O-W-D-E-R.
What does "Bolivian marching powder" mean?
As a noun, "Bolivian marching powder" means: Cocaine.
What is the origin of the word "Bolivian marching powder"?
Bolivia and Peru were the leading producer countries through most of the 1980s and 1990s. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list