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confetti
(encz) | confetti,konfety n: Zdeněk Brož |
Confetti
(gcide) | Confetti \Con*fet"ti\, n. pl.; sing. -fetto. [It. Cf.
Comfit.]
1. Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. [archaic]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. [originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or
substitutes for, bonbons (confetti[1]).] small bits or
streamers of brightly colored paper, thrown in celebration
by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Confidant |
confetti
(wn) | confetti
n 1: small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown
around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) |
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Confetti
(gcide) | Confetti \Con*fet"ti\, n. pl.; sing. -fetto. [It. Cf.
Comfit.]
1. Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. [archaic]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. [originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or
substitutes for, bonbons (confetti[1]).] small bits or
streamers of brightly colored paper, thrown in celebration
by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Confidant |
computer confetti
(foldoc) | computer confetti
(Or "chad") A common term for punched-card
chad, which, however, does not make good confetti, as the
pieces are stiff and have sharp corners that could injure the
eyes.
GLS reports that he once attended a wedding at MIT during
which he and a few other guests enthusiastically threw chad
instead of rice. The groom later grumbled that he and his
bride had spent most of the evening trying to get the stuff
out of their hair.
[Jargon File]
(2001-06-22)
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computer confetti
(jargon) | computer confetti
n.
Syn. chad. [obs.] Though this term was common at one time, this use of
punched-card chad is not a good idea, as the pieces are stiff and have
sharp corners that could injure the eyes. GLS reports that he once attended
a wedding at MIT during which he and a few other guests enthusiastically
threw chad instead of rice. The groom later grumbled that he and his bride
had spent most of the evening trying to get the stuff out of their hair.
[2001 update: this term has passed out of use for two reasons; (1) the
stuff it describes is now quite rare, and (2) the term chad, which was
half-forgotten in 1990, has enjoyed a revival. —ESR]
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