ticker tape parade
Definition of ticker tape parade
1.
A
parade
to
honor
a
person
or
persons
,
held
in
New
York
City
,
during
which
people
in
the
tall
buildings
of
Manhattan
throw
large
quantities
of
paper
,
confetti
,
paper
ribbons
,
or
the
like
onto
the
parading
group
.
The
name
comes
form
the
ticker
tape
originally
thrown
onto
the
parade
when
it
passed
stockbrokers
'
offices
in
lower
Manhattan
,
before
stock
tickers
became
obsolete
;
in
subsequent
years
other
types
of
waste
paper
were
used
to
serve
the
honorary
function
,
as
well
as
paper
tape
distributed
specifically
for
the
purpose
of
being
thrown
in
such
a
parade
.
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