bubblegum
A sweet, stretchable chewing gum designed for blowing bubblesA sweet, stretchable chewing gum designed for blowing bubbles.
» Tom found some bubblegum and bought it for his son.
Tom fand Kaugummi und kaufte es seinem Sohn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)A sweet, stretchable chewing gum designed for blowing bubbles.
бубльгу́мbublʹgúm
(countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable)A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).
(countable, uncountable)A light pink colour, the hue in which bubblegum is traditionally coloured.
Examples
2 sentencesTom found some bubblegum and bought it for his son.
deTom fand Kaugummi und kaufte es seinem Sohn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum... And I'm all out of bubblegum.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From bubble + gum.From bubble + gum.
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Forms
plural: bubblegumsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.