• n  small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)

News & Articles

• Doug Clark: Street Music Week hit whole new high - Sun, 16 Jun 2013 PST
  Before we strike up the band and make the big confetti mess, I’d like to explain why the 11th annual Spokane Street Music Week should be remembered as the year of happy accidents.
  June 16, 2013 - The Spokesman-Review
• Simple Ceremony at Rivendell
  Rivendell Acadey graduate Kaitlin Maddock fires a tube of confetti to celebrate the close of her high school career in Orford June 15, 2013. Valley News - James M. Patterson jpatterson@vnews.com photo@vnews.com
  June 16, 2013 - Valley News
• Embarking Badgers
  Family and friends once again lined the stadium bleachers at Yosemite High School June 7, holding signs, blowing horns and spraying confetti to cheer on the 148 students that make… Click to Continue »
  June 13, 2013 - Sierra Star

Quotes

• Jeremy Foley in USA Today
  How do I compare them? Both have confetti landing on my head,athletic director Jeremy Foley said. "I couldn't believe it in April, I can't believe it now. I can't believe I can talk about it without jinxing us. Obviously, things had to...
• Richard Blumenthal in FOXNews
  Bonuses were "showered like confetti" on AIG employees, Blumenthal said.
• James Oberg in USA Today
  At physical contact at orbital speeds, a hypersonic shock wave bursts outwards through the structures,Oberg said in e-mailed comments. "It literally shreds the material into confetti and detonates any fuels."