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party popper

party popper noun: a novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.

Noun

party popper (plural party poppers)

  1. A novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.
    • When Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) first kisses Maria, they let loose a hail of party poppers.2000, Thomas Vinciguerra, Do You Really Call That Sound Music?, The New York Times
    • She said she had smelled "something like party poppers" and had seen neighbours shouting at them to get out as their roof was on fire.2011, Lightning strike damages roof of Bayston Hill home, BBC News

Forms of party popper

pluralparty poppers

Questions about party popper

What does party popper mean?
Party popper means a novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.
What part of speech is party popper?
Party popper is a noun.
What is the plural of party popper?
The plural of party popper is party poppers.

Words near party popper in the dictionary

  1. party political broadcast
  2. party political broadcasts
  3. party politics
  4. party pooper
  5. party poopers
  6. party popper
  7. party poppers
  8. party potatoes
  9. party powder
  10. party powders
  11. party puffer

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