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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

"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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And she really delivered a film that beneath its bubble gum exterior explores things like sexism and self-discovery and identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

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

I am happy to report it was very effective and smelled like bubble gum.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

"He would lie under oath for a piece of bubble gum," the woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation from Kriv, told a reporter.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023

High-school students, among them former classmates of Nancy and Kenyon Clutter, chanted cheerleader rhymes, bubbled bubble gum, gobbled hot dogs and soda pop.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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