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bubble gum

British  

noun

  1. a type of chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles

  2. slang

    1. crassly commercial pop music aimed at the very young

    2. ( as modifier )

      a bubble-gum hit

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She had no qualms about drenching the Palm Springs resort that she and her partner, David Silver, redid in 2022 in bubble gum hues, but their private residence was another matter.

From New York Times

Packs of Cracker Jack and Big League Chew bubble gum were nestled in Detroit Tigers souvenir cups near the batting cages.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a messy patchwork that has been assembled over decades, and is held together with the digital equivalent of Scotch tape and bubble gum.

From New York Times

She tried to push away that did-something-bad feeling, but it stuck like bubble gum.

From Literature

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