hubble-bubble

9.9

A pipe with a long tube that passes tobacco smoke through water

noun
/ˈhʌbəlˌhʌbəl/

Archaic

: narguile

He purchased a traditional hubble-bubble from the market during his travels in the Middle East.

Examples

They enjoyed smoking a hubble-bubble together.
After dinner, they gathered around the hubble-bubble to enjoy flavored tobacco and conversation.
The café offered customers a chance to try a hubble-bubble with various fruit flavors.
The hubble-bubble was filled with flavored tobacco.
During the summer evenings, we often gathered around the hubble-bubble to enjoy flavored tobacco and share stories.
At the café, the hubble-bubble was popular among customers looking for a relaxing smoking experience.
He filled the hubble-bubble with sweet fruit-flavored tobacco before lighting it for their gathering.

Synonyms

hookah

vshubble-bubble

7 7.5

A long pipe that cools smoke in water for people to breathe in

is the same apparatus but often labelled with a different common name

shisha

vshubble-bubble

1 9.6

A water pipe for smoking tobacco that cools smoke through water

is the identical object but referred to by another regional term

water pipe

vshubble-bubble

1 5.1

A smoking device where smoke passes through water before you breathe it in

is the same broad category but may be less specific as a local name

sheesha

vshubble-bubble

1 9.9

A pipe with a long tube that cools tobacco smoke through water

is the same smoking setup but called differently in other areas

hubbly-bubbly

vshubble-bubble

9.3

A water pipe used to smoke flavored tobacco through water

is the same device but known by a different regional name

narghile

vshubble-bubble

9.9

A long pipe for smoking tobacco where smoke passes through water before you inhale

is the same instrument but expressed with another traditional name

nargileh

vshubble-bubble

9.9

A pipe for smoking flavored tobacco through water with a long tube

is the same item but presented under an alternate regional spelling

kalian

vshubble-bubble

Indian

9.9

A long pipe with a water bowl that people use to smoke tobacco

is the same smoking device but known by a different local name

calean

vshubble-bubble

Archaic

9.9

A long water pipe for cooling tobacco smoke before you breathe it in

is the same apparatus but usually identified by another traditional term

chicha

vshubble-bubble

9.9

A water pipe you smoke from that cools the smoke through water

is the same concept but can emphasize varied smoking substances in some regions

Surface Forms

hubble-bubble singular

hubble-bubbles plural

Etymology

Hubble-bubble is a playful English name for the water pipe also called a hookah; the word copies the 'bubbling' sound the smoke makes as it passes through the water, just like the common word bubble. So, to remember hubble-bubble, think of the soft 'hubble' or 'bubble' noise the pipe makes when people smoke together.