Definition of confetti
: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
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Is anyone else really triggered by the confetti in the pub?
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Daily, the bakery sells items like lemon-blueberry muffins, confetti sugar cookies, gluten-free brownies, and pie, by the slice or whole.
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For college basketball, the song and the confetti will tell us all is well, but there will be tanks in the background.
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Minutes later, Louisville forward Sam Fuehring was scooping confetti over Lucy's head as both giggled.
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The confetti came down once, and that wasn’t enough.
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The turquoise sky, the confetti-speckled purple thunderclouds, the simmering red mountains on the horizon, the acid green grass, along with the stripes and polka dots worn by two Native American women, are all a party for the eyes.
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By taking people out of the picture and zooming in on the confetti's afterlife, Neuenschwander reconsiders the relative quiet that comes after Carnival.
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The team celebrated in the confetti and swayed to We Are The Champions.
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CONFETTI Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of confetti for English Language Learners
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: small pieces of brightly colored paper that people often throw at celebrations (such as weddings and parties)
CONFETTI Defined for Kids
Definition of confetti for Students
: small bits of brightly colored paper made for throwing at celebrations
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