(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
Used in a Sentence
confetti
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for confetti.
Editorial note
If they spit out a puff of confetti instead of flaming death, you haven't really prevented any crime.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech2
Quick take
(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of confetti gathered in one view.
(rare) Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for confetti.
verb
(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
noun
(rare) Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
noun
Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
Example sentences
If they spit out a puff of confetti instead of flaming death, you haven't really prevented any crime.
Some of my favorites (like Marbles or Confetti Factory from After Dark 2.0) would be pretty tricky with only CSS.
Did you know that there's a combo that allows you to rip every card in your opponent's deck into confetti?
On a personal note, the team behind Confetti also organizes the NordicJS conference in Stockholm.
These days, with cross-cut and confetti shredders, the computers would become even more important.
I also want to print off 10,000 copies and throw them like confetti around several of my previous jobs.
Do you know what looks like confetti and candy to small children?
Just have to treat the options as confetti from then on.
Could you link something describing the hilarious confetti combo?
You can if you wish go ahead and explain what limitations this puts on the protocol, but try to help people understand rather than just throwing confetti in the air.
I think CrazyEgg has you one-upped a bit with its confetti view showing referrers w/different colors but I imagine you're aware of that and considering adding it.
On the other hand, Mike Migurski's Green Means Go [1] project is fantastic for figuring out where batch imports into OSM will be greeted with confetti and parades for filling out parts of the US without enough coverage to warrant anti-import protectionism.
Quote examples
Someone had a good one "Treat options like confetti".
As a NordicJS attendee, I've been "beta testing" Confetti for some time.
It actually works pretty well, at least in terms of "make it less likely that you get shot down." But if the other guy has reasonably modern targeting systems, you can bet he's got chaff too since it amounts to a thing that shoots out tinfoil confetti.
Proper noun examples
Worth checking out is his Belfast Confetti, a mix of essays and poems which explore the psychological relationship one has to one's city.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use confetti in a sentence?
If they spit out a puff of confetti instead of flaming death, you haven't really prevented any crime.
What does confetti mean?
(transitive) To scatter with confetti.
What part of speech is confetti?
confetti is commonly used as verb, noun.