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View synonyms for ticker-tape parade

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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ticker-tape parade1

From the former practice of using ticker tapes

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Example Sentences

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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