party popper

British

noun

a small plastic cylinder which, when a string is pulled, makes a small bang and fires thin paper streamers into the air

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Remi Wolf's music bursts out of your speakers like a party popper.

From BBC

For example, in August the company showed how messaging the phrase “Happy Birthday!” could be set to trigger the party popper emoji to fly up the screen.

From The Verge

One dad got whacked in an especially uncomfortable area when the party popper meant to reveal the sex of his baby on the way blasted smack into his crotch.

From Fox News

Interestingly enough, this isn't the first gender reveal to end in a party popper to the groin.

From Fox News

Chopped herbs tossed willy-nilly across the surface of the soup, like an explosion of confetti, nature’s party popper.

From Washington Post

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