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confetti

confetti

1 6.2
Small animated pieces that fall on a screen after you finish something
  • noun
  • /kənˈfɛti/
  • Texting
translation icon : animación de confeti
  • With the fluctuating prices of paper, it has become necessary to find alternative uses for these confetti-cut residuals when prices do not support recycling them into reprocessed paper.
  • confetti falling

If you Google Velma, a nice little confetti of LGBTQ flags graces your screen.

Examples

  • Ditto for pieces of literature cast out like confetti.

    Blog text (7)
  • So now on that scale, let's see how much confetti you would need to represent all the data that was used to train Google Bard.

  • Easy with the confetti.

  • The back and shoulders of his coat are scattered with stippled dots of confetti.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If you Google Velma, a nice little confetti of LGBTQ flags graces your screen.

  • Thousands of Venturians lined the streets, greeting Arnold and his motorcade with hurrahs and confetti.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • When the game ended, the screen was filled with confetti to celebrate the victory of the team.

  • After completing the task, an animation of colorful confetti fell across the screen to reward the user.

  • The app surprised me with a burst of confetti for reaching my goal, making the moment feel festive.

Synonyms

glitter
vsconfetti
35 1.6

Very small shiny pieces used to decorate things

is an animated on-screen shower of small elements used to celebrate actions

How Celebratory

confetti
  • Texting
1 6.2
animation
  • Specialized
145 3.8
badge
578 1.4
icon
  • Specialized
89 3.9

Surface Forms

confetti singular
confettis plural

Etymology

Confetti comes from the Italian name for small sweet 'confections', the same root as the English word confection. That's why designers use falling 'confetti' on screens: they are little bits that celebrate a win just like real confetti at a party.