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bubble bath

American  

noun

  • bubble baths
    plural
  1. a crystal, powder, or liquid preparation that foams in, scents, and softens bathwater.

  2. a bath with such a preparation added to the water.


bubble bath British  

noun

  1. a powder, liquid, or crystals used to scent, soften, and foam in bath water

  2. a bath to which such a substance has been added

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bubble bath

First recorded in 1945–50

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I like to take a bubble bath, if people must know.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

By that point, however, Harris had moved into his brain and drawn a relaxing bubble bath.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2024

Visitors slid down the pole in “The Fire Cat,” slithered into the gullet of the boa constrictor in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and lounged in a faux bubble bath in “Harry the Dirty Dog.”

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2024

In a shelter, she sees herself returning to simple joys others take for granted — a bubble bath, a locked door, and in time, maybe going back to work.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2023

It just felt normal and right, like slipping into a hot bubble bath.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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