confetti

noun

con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfe-tē How to pronounce confetti (audio)
: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)

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Probably somewhere in the stands, on a pit crew member’s back, doused in confetti and champagne like last time. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 With hundreds of Elanco employees gathered with blue confetti at the ready, Indy, a rescue shelter dog turned service-dog-in-training, performed the official ribbon cutting, or in this case ribbon biting. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025 Don’t bring drones, laser pointers, confetti, balloons, beach balls, whistles, air horns, musical instruments or walkie-talkies either. Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025 They will be showered with confetti and applause, not to mention be awarded $750,000 for their efforts. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confetti

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of confetto sweetmeat, from Medieval Latin confectum, from Latin, neuter of confectus, past participle of conficere to prepare — more at comfit

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of confetti was in 1815

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“Confetti.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confetti. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.

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confetti

noun
con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfet-ē How to pronounce confetti (audio)
: small bits of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
Etymology

from Italian confetti, plural of confetto "a little candy or bonbon"; so named because the paper bits were originally imitations of the candies thrown at festivals

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