bubblegummy

English

Etymology

From bubblegum +‎ -y.

Adjective

bubblegummy (comparative more bubblegummy, superlative most bubblegummy)

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of bubblegum pop music.
   • 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 252:

     But writer/producer Tony Macauley needed a session singer to bring to life a bubblegummy tune called "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)," so he approached Burrows

2. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of bubblegum (the confectionery).
   • 1998, Tom Neuhaus, The Informed Chef, Neuhaus Features, →ISBN, page 61:

     Furthermore, the glaze really tastes like apricots with a hint of Kirsch rather than the bubblegummy taste of lower quality products.

   • 2010, Melissa Francis, Love Sucks!, New York, N.Y.: HarperTeen, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 130:

     A gray fog began to form and thicken, surrounding us in that nauseating bubblegummy smell.

   • 2013, Tenaya Darlington, Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese: A Guide to Wedges, Recipes, and Pairings, Philadelphia, Pa., London: Running Press, →ISBN, page 210, column 1:

     Have you ever walked by hyacinths and detected a sweet, bubblegummy smell?