bubblegum

See also: bubble gum

English

Alternative forms

• bubble gum

Etymology

From bubble +‎ gum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌbəlɡʌm/, /ˈbʌbl̩ɡʌm/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

bubblegum (countable and uncountable, plural bubblegums)

1. (usually uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.
2. (music, sometimes derogatory) A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).
   • 2022 November 6, Emma Garland, “Aaron Carter was the millennium’s bubblegum bad boy – and the victim of a rapacious music industry”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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. (countable and uncountable) A light pink colour, like bubblegum.

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Derived terms

• bubblegummy
• Bubbline

 

Translations

chewing gum

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 吹波糖 (ceoi¹ bo¹ tong^4-2), 吹波膠／吹波胶 (ceoi¹ bo¹ gaau¹)

  Mandarin: 泡泡糖 (zh) (pàopàotáng)

• Czech: bublinová žvýkačka f
• Danish: ballontyggegummi n
• Faroese: bløðrutyggigummi
• Finnish: purukumi (fi), pallopurukumi
• French: gomme à bulles f (Canada), gomme à claquer f (Canada), gomme balloune f (Canada), chewing-gum (fr)
• Hungarian: rágógumi (hu)
• Icelandic: kúlutyggjó n
• Japanese: 風船ガム (ja) (fūsen gamu), バブルガム (ja) (baburu gamu)
• Korean: 풍선껌 (ko) (pungseonkkeom)
• Macedonian: гума за џвакање f (guma za džvakanje), мастика (mk) f (mastika)
• Navajo: jeeh dildoní
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ballongtyggegummi, ballongtyggis

  Nynorsk: ballongtyggegummi, ballongtyggis

• Polish: guma balonowa (pl) f, balonówka (pl) f
• Portuguese: chiclete (pt) m, goma de mascar (pt) f
• Russian: бубльгу́м (ru) m (bublʹgúm)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: bubbelgum (sv) n
• Thai: หมากฝรั่ง (màak-fà-ràng)
• Turkish: sakız (tr), ciklet (tr)
• Yiddish: בלעזל־גומע f (blezl-gume)

type of pop music

• Finnish: purkka (fi)

Adjective

bubblegum

1. Tasting like bubblegum.
2. (by extension) Sweet, perky, or youthful.