party popper
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.
Example Sentences
- "When Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer) first kisses Maria, they let loose a hail of party poppers."
- "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."
- "Police believe a party popper may be behind a bomb scare west of Brisbane."
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Not to be confused with party pooper
Frequently Paired Words
Not to be confused with party pooper