hubble-bubble
Americannoun
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a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.
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a bubbling sound.
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an uproar; turmoil.
noun
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another name for hookah
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hubbub; turmoil
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a bubbling or gargling sound
Etymology
Origin of hubble-bubble
First recorded in 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble
Example Sentences
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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
Sunnis and Shi'ites played on the same sports teams and shared hubble-bubble pipes over domino games in cafes.
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
Stiffly the B. C. C.'s corresponding secretary explained that he was referring to the T. C. C. "an order for a hubble-bubble received from a wealthy American who lives on Rhode Island."
From Time Magazine Archive
A hubble-bubble fellow; a man of confused ideas, or one thick of speech, whose words sound like water bubbling out of a bottle.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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