bubble gum
Britishnoun
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a type of chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles
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slang
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crassly commercial pop music aimed at the very young
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( as modifier )
a bubble-gum hit
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Example Sentences
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If you were on Instagram in 2016, the odds of you spotting this bubble gum pink wall on your timeline was extremely high.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
To quote the legendary “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in the cult classic movie “They Live,” the president had to choose between kicking a*s and chewing bubble gum — and he was all out of bubble gum.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024
In the 1930s, companies began printing athletes’ biographies on baseball cards and selling them in packs of bubble gum.
From National Geographic • Nov. 3, 2023
Don’t be surprised if Francona grabs a few pieces of bubble gum and hides somewhere out of sight while it plays.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023
The deputy told me to empty my pockets: two quarters, a penny, a stick of bubble gum, and a roll of grip tape for my skateboard.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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