bubblegum

[ buhb-uhl-guhm ]

/ ˈbʌb əlˌgʌm /

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noun

a type of chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles through the lips.

Slang. light rock-'n'-roll music characterized by simple, repetitive phrasing and lyrics.

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Origin of bubblegum

First recorded in 1935–40; bubble + gum¹

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How to use bubblegum in a sentence

Even as early as December 4, remarks from inside the bubble were cryptic and frightened.
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The housing bubble was at very the center of the financial crisis that birthed Dodd-Frank.
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All sorts of government policies blew that bubble up until it popped.
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When the “Buying Bubble” bursts, what then for the U.S. economy?
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White King Soap sponsored the show on the West Coast, and Beech-Nut Gum in the East.
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Or turn from the gray officials to the purple citizens of the soap bubble commonwealth of socialism.
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We were on Blue Gum Ridge hunting squirrels, and we got to talking over one thing and another.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Then rolling chewing-gum from one corner of his mouth into the other, he snapped off the electric light and walked from the room.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Gum is excreted from various plants as a thick fluid, which dries up into transparent masses.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Mrs. Gum dusted a large old-fashioned oak chair with her apron; but he perched himself on one of its elbows.
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British Dictionary definitions for bubblegum

bubble gum

noun

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

slang

crassly commercial pop music aimed at the very young
(as modifier)a bubble-gum hit

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