blocon.
/ˈblɒkəʊ/, U.S. /ˈblɑkoʊ/ A group of entertainers, esp. samba musicians and dancers, who perform at street parades in their local neighbourhood during Brazilian carnival season; (now also) a parade or party of this type.
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street party1845
costume party1850
pound party1869
all-nighter1870
neighbourhood party1870
simcha1874
ceilidh1875
studio party1875
pounding1883
house party1885
private function1888
shower1893
kitchen shower1896
kitchen evening1902
bottle party1903
pyjama party1910
block party1919
house party1923
after-party1943
slumber party1949
office party1950
freeload1952
hukilau1954
BYOB1959
pot party1959
bush party1962
BYO1965
wrap party1978
bop1982
warehouse party1988
rave1989
1942 V. Kelsey Brazil in Capitals ii. 52 No one seeks membership in this..bloco. Its parade is staged on Wednesday afternoon when all signs of Carnival have been removed from Rio's streets.
1991 C. McGowan & R. Pessanha Brazilian Sound ii. 46/1 To see a big bloco like..Bafo da Onça (Jaguar's Breath), with their six to seven thousand members coming down the street, is an unforgettable sight.
2019 Rio Times (Electronic ed.) 15 Feb. The countdown to Carnival is entering the final weeks,..with plenty of raucous pre-Carnival blocos taking place.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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