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popper

popper

2 4.0
A small tube you pull to make a loud noise and release confetti
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːpər/
translation icon : lanzador de confeti
  • DIY your own little confetti poppers and let the color of these confetti papers reveal the gender!
  • a party popper

This one is called the party Popper Bath bomb.

Examples

  • She collected a balloon, a party popper, and some candy on her route.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Party poppers!

    The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

  • This one is called the party Popper Bath bomb.

    Zoella

  • A balloon popper.

    The Three Stooges (2012)

  • Kids love their poppers...

    The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)

  • Pick up some noisemakers, balloons, blowers, poppers, and some sparkly confetti, and add them all into a bag with a note thanking residents for choosing your community and wishing them a happy new year.

    Blog text (22)

  • At the party, everyone pulled their popper and colorful confetti filled the air.

  • She brought a few poppers to celebrate the New Year, making each moment more festive.

  • For the birthday celebration, they used poppers to surprise the guests with a burst of confetti.

Synonyms

noisemaker
vspopper
5 3.3

A small object you blow or shake to make a loud sound at parties

is a specific handheld type that pops and often throws confetti
cracker
vspopper
  • UK
3 4.8

A decorated paper tube people pull apart to make a pop and reveal a small gift

is activated to pop and often release confetti rather than hold a gift
poppers
vspopper
5.2

Small tubes that make a loud pop and throw confetti at celebrations

is the singular form referring to a single such device

How Dramatic

popper
2 4.0
confetti
22 1.3

Surface Forms

popper singular
poppers plural

Morphology

popper = pop (transparent) = pop + er

A celebration device that 'pops' (noise/confetti) is transparently 'pop' + the device suffix '-er'.

Etymology

The word popper for a party device comes from the loud 'pop' it makes when it bursts, from pop plus -er meaning 'thing that makes a pop'. So a party popper is a small device that 'pops' and sends out confetti.