hubble-bubble
Americannoun
-
a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.
-
a bubbling sound.
-
an uproar; turmoil.
noun
-
another name for hookah
-
hubbub; turmoil
-
a bubbling or gargling sound
Etymology
Origin of hubble-bubble
First recorded in 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He continued to loaf around Athens caf�s puffing a hubble-bubble and fingering a string of amber beads, boasting his immunity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sunnis and Shi'ites played on the same sports teams and shared hubble-bubble pipes over domino games in cafés.
From Time Magazine Archive
That is chiefly because Charles Gates, the eldest, swears picturesquely and used to smoke a hubble-bubble pipe.*
From Time Magazine Archive
In Istanbul last week the Turkish Chamber of Commerce received an order for "a hubble-bubble encrusted with pearls and diamonds" from the Berlin Chamber of Commerce.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the "narghile," the "kaleoon," the "hookah," the "hubble-bubble," whence came they?
From Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
