gumball

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gumball

/ɡʌmbɔl/ US
/ɡʌmbɑl/ US, cot caught merger
/ɡʌmbɔːl/ UK

noun gumballs

Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar. Remember those clear globe dispensers with gumballs for a penny?
slang A silly, laughable person. When he drinks too much he's a gumball.
Similar: goofball
US, slang The flashing lights on top of a police car.
The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree.
Similar: monkey ball

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Deutsch	Kaugummikugel

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@misc{gumball_2026,
  title = {gumball},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gumball},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}