ticker-tape parade

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounticker-tape parade (plural ticker-tape parades)

plural ticker-tape parades · alternative ticker tape parade

  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.

Origin

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

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ticker-tape parade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticker-tape%20parade

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“ticker-tape parade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticker-tape%20parade. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ticker-tape parade,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticker-tape%20parade.

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