party popper

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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The pressure feels like my nipple popping off — a party popper, something that should spew confetti but feels like it’s spewing blood.

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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.

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

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