bubblegum
English
/ˈbʌbəlɡʌm/
noun
Definitions
- (usually) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.
- (sometimes) A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).
- (countable) A light pink colour, like bubblegum.
Etymology
Compound from English bubble + English gum (flesh around teeth).
Origin
English
gum
Gloss
flesh around teeth
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abubble English
- antibubble English
- begum English
- bubble English
- bubblegummy English
- bubblehead English
- bubbleheaded English
- bubbleless English
- bubblelike English
- bubbler English
- bubblesome English
- bubblest English
- bubbleth English
- bubbletop English
- bubblicious English
- bubbly English
- chewing gum English
- degum English
- estergum English
- floodgum English
- gum English
- gumball English
- gumboil English
- gumboot English
- gumbuyer English
- gumdigger English
- gumdrop English
- gumfield English
- gumland English
- gumless English
- gumlike English
- gumline English
- gummer English
- gummiferous English
- gummose English
- gummosis English
- gummy English
- gumnut English
- gumshield English
- gumshoe English
- gumweed English
- gumwood English
- lawn bubble English
- macrobubble English
- microbubble English
- minibubble English
- nanobubble English
- oleogum English
- overbubble English
- postbubble English
- prebubble English
- redgum English
- superbubble English
- sweetgum English
- ungum English
- ガム Japanese
- バブル Japanese
- gome Middle English
- bubbel Middle Dutch
- gum Scots
- gam Hausa
- gum
- degum
- ungum
- gummy
- begum
- bubbly
- gummer
- redgum
- gumnut
- bubble
- gumwood
- gummose
- gumdrop
- gumboil
- abubble
- gumshoe
- bubbler
- gumball
- gumland
- gumline
- gumlike
- gumweed
- oleogum
- gumboot
- gumless
- gummosis
- gumbuyer
- bubblest
- bubbleth
- gumfield
- floodgum
- estergum
- sweetgum
- bubbletop
- prebubble
- gumdigger
- gumshield
- postbubble
- antibubble
- bubblelike
- bubblehead
- bubblesome
- overbubble
- minibubble
- nanobubble
- bubbleless
- bubblegummy
- microbubble
- lawn bubble
- gummiferous
- chewing gum
- superbubble
- bubblicious
- macrobubble
- bubbleheaded