confetti

noun

con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfe-tē 

: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)

Examples of confetti in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025

The two-hour-plus extravaganza included a loud and brisk pop-punk opening set from Boston band Boys Like Girls, while DJ and Jonas pal Marshmello was the intermission act with 20 minutes of lasers, confetti and hit tunes. —Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025

This dental confetti is the product of the natural tooth loss that happens throughout a shark’s lifetime. —Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025

In 2019, Roger Federer stood at center court in Basel, Switzerland, with gold confetti raining from above and tears streaming down his face. —Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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

Phrases Containing confetti

• Irish confetti

Rhymes for confetti

• libretti
• spaghetti
• betty
• chetty
• jetty
• petit
• sweaty
• yeti
• spermaceti

Kids Definition

confetti

noun

con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfet-ē 

: 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