English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bubble + gum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbʌbəlɡʌm/, /ˈbʌbl̩ɡʌm/
bubblegum (countable and uncountable, plural bubblegums)
- (usually uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.
- (sometimes derogatory) A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).
- (countable and uncountable) A light pink colour, like bubblegum.
bubblegum:
Translations[edit]
chewing gum
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 吹波糖 (ceoi1 bo1 tong4-2), 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: please add this translation if you can
- Korean: 풍선껌 (ko) (pungseonkkeom)
- Macedonian: гума за џвакање f (guma za džvakanje), мастика f (mastika)
- Navajo: jeeh dildoní
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: ballongtyggegummi, ballongtyggis
- Nynorsk: ballongtyggegummi, ballongtyggis
- Polish: guma balonowa (pl) f, balonówka (pl) f
- Portuguese: chiclete (pt) m or f
- Spanish: please add this translation if you can
- Swedish: bubbelgum (sv) n
- Turkish: sakız (tr), ciklet (tr)
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Adjective[edit]
bubblegum
- tasting like bubblegum
- by extension, sweet, perky, or youthful