confetti
noun
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Joe Sills, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Surrounding the three dancers is a small celebratory explosion of confetti dots—lemon drop, orange Creamsicle, candied lavender.
—Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Best Phil sight gag: practicing his officiating complete with confetti sparklers shooting from each sleeve.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
City Council banned Mylar confetti cannons last year after one of them caused a Mardi Gras power outage.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
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confetti
noun
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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