gumball

[ guhm-bawl ]

noun

1. a brightly colored ball of sugar-coated chewing gum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gumball¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; gum ¹ + ball ¹

Example Sentences

Dropping the two analog sticks for a single joystick, the 8BitDo Arcade Stick offers that nostalgic cabinet feel with a nice, clicky, responsive gumball stick and springy, clicky buttons that are fully programmable.

From Popular-Science

When you deposit a quarter and turn the crank on a gumball machine, the flavor you receive is basically random.

From Quanta Magazine

Other polynomials might favor particular outcomes, like a machine stocked with lots of grape gumballs and just a few cherry ones...

From Quanta Magazine

The show opened with black skirts that hung away from the body and jackets dotted with gumball-sized pearls.

From The Daily Beast