ticker-tape parade

[ tik-er-teyp ]

noun

1. a parade honoring a visiting dignitary, hero, or the like in which confetti, shredded newspapers, or the like are showered into the streets from buildings along the parade route.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ticker-tape parade¹

From the former practice of using ticker tapes

Example Sentences

It looked to him like a ticker-tape parade, except that made no sense.

From Washington Post

We wish we could give PPC pros such a parade, but it’s simply not practical from a social distancing perspective, and, in reality, ticker-tape parades just aren’t environmentally acceptable to do!

From Search Engine Land

When speaking of the accomplishments of NASA’s Apollo 13-era teams, Flight Director Gene Kranz famously said he thought everyone should at least once in their life have a ticker-tape parade to honor their accomplishments.

From Search Engine Land

We certainly should not hold a ticker-tape parade for anybody else before then, no matter who wins what championship.

From The Daily Beast

But that is not the same as a ticker-tape parade offering thanks specifically to those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

From The Daily Beast

If I brought down the Mob,” the Rev. Al Sharpton demanded on Monday, “I want my ticker tape parade.

From The Daily Beast