confetti

noun

con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfe-tē How to pronounce confetti (audio)
: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)

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So the competition then ended and confetti fell on the three remaining competitors. Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025 The vibe: In addition to a $10,000 cash prize, the event will have a DJ, confetti showers and cocktails. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025 The players instead held the trophy after the No. 7 Red Storm clinched the program’s first outright Big East regular-season title since 1985 and posed for pictures on the court while confetti fell from the ceiling at Madison Square Garden in front of a sellout crowd. Larry Fleisher, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 Del Johnson watched from Florida as confetti fell on her son, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and his teammates after the Philadelphia Eagles routed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for confetti

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of confetti was in 1815

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“Confetti.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confetti. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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confetti

noun
con·​fet·​ti kən-ˈfet-ē How to pronounce confetti (audio)
: 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

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