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bubblegum

noun
/ˈbʌbəlɡʌm/

Etymology

From bubble + gum.

  1. derived from qmy
  2. derived from κόμμι
  3. derived from cummi
  4. derived from gumma
  5. derived from gome
  6. inherited from gomme
  7. compounded as bubblegum — “bubble + gum”

Definitions

  1. A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

  2. A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).

    • Born in the small town of Rockwood, east Tennessee, Carter’s bubblegum sound and mini-bad boy image made him the definitive millennium child star.

  3. A light pink colour, like bubblegum.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Tasting like bubblegum.

    2. Sweet, perky, or youthful

      Sweet, perky, or youthful; (music) poppy.

      • Last year, the Daily Mail found that Emily in Paris, a bubblegum dramedy starring Lily Collins, plugged 37 brands throughout 10 episodes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bubblegum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA