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

Two animated series are back after a long hiatus, this time on Hulu: Mike Judge’s Texas-set “King of the Hill” and “The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball” from creator Ben Bocquelet.

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Created by Ben Bocquelet, “Gumball” doesn’t settle for a single style — that is to say, not settling is its style.

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Many “Gumball” episodes devolve into a sort of authentically disturbing horror movie, including the last episode of the original series, which saw the characters frighteningly transformed into realistic animated children and a void opening just before the closing credits.

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“The Masked Singer” trophy was down to two contestants, Gumball and Goldfish, who were later revealed to have been former costars.

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Many others — painters of Pontiacs, drugstore facades or gumball machines — were dismissed as frivolous.

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