confetti
noun/kənˈfɛti/
Frequency rank: #12,621 most common English word
Meaning
small pieces of colored paper thrown at celebrations.
Example sentence
The crowd threw confetti into the air when the clock struck midnight.
Synonyms & related words
- streamers
- tickertape
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