bubble gum
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- noun
- /ˈbʌbəl ɡʌm/
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chicle
- He blew a big bubble with his bubble gum, impressing all his friends.
- chewing bubble gum
- pink bubble gum
- piece of bubble gum
It smells like grape bubble gum, so I'll show you.
- It smells like grape bubble gum, so I'll show you.
- So if you guys like bubble gum, you may love this recipe.
- It's gonna make a little bubbling sound, and the whole room will smell like watermelon and bubble gum.
- It reminds me a lot of bubble gum, like a fret, like a bubble gum and a fresh springtime.
- What I think I'm going to pull off is building product one day, having my own water or my own bubble gum or my own shoe brand.
Examples
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Brian, I'm just popping out to get some bubble gum.
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Jack comes breezing in with a piece of bubble gum.
Fiction book (1996) -
- It's like a piece of bubble gum.
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Just a stick of bubble gum
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At least one witness stated that he saw Till pay for his bubble gum without incident.
Academic text (2017) -
So if you guys like bubble gum, you may love this recipe.
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But kids sure do love bubble gum, don't they?
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Milo holds up a big plastic bag filled with bubble gum.
Fiction book (1993) -
"I'm kind of tired of bubble gum," sighed Andy.
Fiction book (2001) -
Shades stands outside the locked door, shifting uneasily from foot to foot, chewing a piece of bubble gum.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A sweet, flavored piece you chew to freshen breath or for fun
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A sweet piece you chew to freshen your breath but do not swallow
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Morphology
The noun–noun compound combines 'bubble' (a pocket of air) with 'gum' (chewing material) to denote chewing gum used for making bubbles; the meaning is directly compositional and predictable from the parts. This is a common, productive compounding pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun bubble gum names a kind of gum made so you can blow bubbles. Because the gum is soft and stretchy you can 'blow bubbles', so the name explains that it is gum for making bubbles.