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bubblegum

  • /ˈbʌbəlɡʌm/
  • /ˈbʌbl̩ɡʌm/

noun bubblegums · bubble gum

  1. uncountable, usually A sweet, stretchable chewing gum designed for blowing bubbles.
  2. countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable 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.

    Similar: bubblegum pop

  3. countable, uncountable A light pink colour, the hue in which bubblegum is traditionally coloured. […] a bubblegum-pink leather wrist- watch band in Woolworth's window on Fifth Avenue catches my eye.

adjective bubble gum

  1. Tasting like bubblegum.
  2. broadly, figuratively, informal Sweet, perky, or youthful. Last year, the Daily Mail found that Emily in Paris, a bubblegum dramedy starring Lily Collins, plugged 37 brands throughout 10 episodes.
  3. informal Poppy; typical of, or in the style of, pop music.

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noun chewing gum — see also chewing gum

Españolchicle, goma de mascar
한국어풍선껌 pungseonkkeom
日本語風船ガム fūsen gamu, バブルガム baburu gamu
中文泡泡糖 pàopàotáng
Portuguêschiclete, goma de mascar
Françaisgomme à bulles, gomme à claquer, gomme balloune, chewing-gum
Русскийбубльгу́м bublʹgúm

noun type of pop music

한국어버블검 beobeulgeom
中文口水歌 kǒushuǐgē

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@misc{bubblegum_2026,
  title = {bubblegum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bubblegum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}