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party popper en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.
   • Police believe a party popper may be behind a bomb scare west of Brisbane. 2013, Bridie Jabour, Bomb squad destroys "party popper", The Sydney Morning Herald
   • 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

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Not to be confused with party pooper