confetti
noun
con·fet·ti
kən-ˈfe-tē 
: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
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Try putting disco balls in the centerpieces, making the place settings into flower crowns, and adding glitter confetti to the table.
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
Making its return is the Unicorn Cake Pop, which includes vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles and dipped in white chocolate icing.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
At the finish of the night, once the final notes have faded and the last bits of confetti have dropped, Eilish, now coming off less like a savior blessing her masses than just another young woman at the end of a tough but rewarding workday, hops into a waiting SUV.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Lucius Hogue and Jacob Magnant were picking up bits of confetti.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
Making its return is the Unicorn Cake Pop, which includes vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles and dipped in white chocolate icing.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
At the finish of the night, once the final notes have faded and the last bits of confetti have dropped, Eilish, now coming off less like a savior blessing her masses than just another young woman at the end of a tough but rewarding workday, hops into a waiting SUV.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
Lucius Hogue and Jacob Magnant were picking up bits of confetti.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
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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
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