party popper

noun

A novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.

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Meanings

nounparty popper (plural party poppers)

plural party poppers

  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
    2 more examples

    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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APA

party popper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20popper

MLA

“party popper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20popper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “party popper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20popper.

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