Definition of confetti
:small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
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Recent Examples of confetti from the Web
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Only time will tell if Kris Jenner will join Yolanda Hadid in the confetti-flecked front row.
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The Winner A 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer drives through falling confetti into the winners' circle on Sunday to accept the Best of Show award.
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After all, Blount never had more than seven touchdowns in any of his six previous seasons before the confetti cannon went off last year.
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The pieces of plastic are not necessarily floating bottles, bags, and buoys, but teeny-tiny pieces of plastic resembling confetti, making them almost impossible to clean up.
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The dancing of the slinky-like Creatura, the juggling firefly and the high-jumping crickets were my kids’ favorites, along with the fun Brazilian music and the confetti-filled finale of the show.
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Along with the fireworks there were actual fires, blasts of smoke, streams of confetti, retina-blurring lighting, spastic animations, brain-numbing predictability and very bad singing.
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A YouTube user caught a drone getting fatally entangled while in the path of a confetti cannon.
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Dun and Joseph hugged and acknowledged the crowd at the end of the show amid a spray of red confetti, a regular fan favorite at shows.
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Origin and Etymology of confetti
Italian, plural of confetto sweetmeat, from Medieval Latin confectum, from Latin, neuter of confectus, past participle of conficere to prepare — more at comfit
CONFETTI Defined for English Language Learners
confetti
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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
confetti
play
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con·fet·ti
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kən-ˈfe-tē
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Definition of confetti for Students
:small bits of brightly colored paper made for throwing at celebrations
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