ticker tape

noun

: the paper ribbon on which a telegraphic ticker prints off its information

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Blissfully, though, that means the Kardashians, Real Housewives, and ticker tape news alerts on CNN are thousands of miles away. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 Brunson, the team’s captain and unquestioned star, does not exactly sound like someone planning a ticker tape parade. Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026 Horse-race results came in on ticker tape. Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026 Joan said the songs were coming out like ticker tape. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ticker tape

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ticker tape was in 1895

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“Ticker tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticker%20tape. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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ticker tape

noun
: the paper ribbon on which a telegraphic ticker prints
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