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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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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