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ticker tape
(tick¦er tape)
noun
a paper strip on which messages are recorded in a telegraphic tape machine.
[
as modifier
]
denoting a parade or other celebratory event in which ticker tape or similar material is thrown from windows:
he got a ticker-tape welcome in New York
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