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ticker-tape parade

ticker-tape parade noun: a parade celebrating some major event in which the streets are littered with confetti.

Noun

ticker-tape parade (plural ticker-tape parades)

  1. A parade celebrating some major event in which the streets are littered with confetti.
    • The astronauts were honored with a ticker tape parade when they returned to Earth.

Forms of ticker-tape parade

pluralticker-tape parades
alternative formticker tape parade

Origin of ticker-tape parade

From the former use of stock market ticker tape for this purpose in New York City in the United States.

Questions about ticker-tape parade

What does ticker-tape parade mean?
Ticker-tape parade means a parade celebrating some major event in which the streets are littered with confetti.
What part of speech is ticker-tape parade?
Ticker-tape parade is a noun.
What is the plural of ticker-tape parade?
The plural of ticker-tape parade is ticker-tape parades.

Words near ticker-tape parade in the dictionary

  1. ticker symbols
  2. ticker tape
  3. ticker tape parade
  4. ticker tape parades
  5. ticker tapes
  6. ticker-tape parade
  7. ticker-tape parades
  8. tickeritis
  9. tickers
  10. tickertape
  11. ticket

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