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bubbly

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English

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Etymology

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From bubble +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʌbli/, /ˈbʌbəli/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌbli

Adjective

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bubbly (comparative bubblier, superlative bubbliest)

  1. Full of bubbles.
    Whip the egg white into a bubbly froth.
  2. (informal) Cheerful, lively.
    Synonyms: ebullient, (similar image) perky
    She has a bubbly personality.
    • 2024 July 12, Dominique Soguel, “How Portugal became a world leader in fighting drug addiction”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
      “Our priority is to make relationships with people,” says Mariana Gomes, a bubbly social worker who methodically jots down whom she meets and what they need in a giant binder.
    • 2025 January 15, Kashmir Hill, “She Is in Love With ChatGPT”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Outgoing and bubbly, she quickly made friends in her new town.
  3. Having the characteristics of bubbles.
    The architecture of the conservatory was bubbly.
  4. (economics) Having the characteristics of economic bubbles.
    • 2011 July 2, Iana Dreyer, “China’s coming era of slower growth: Are western economies prepared?”, in East Asia Forum[2]:
      China’s economy is too bubbly and will soon slow down.

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Noun

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bubbly (countable and uncountable, plural bubblies)

  1. (informal) Champagne.
    Synonyms: bub, bubbles, champers, fizz, shampoo
    We're getting married–this calls for a bottle of bubbly!
    • 2007, L. A. Banks, The Cursed, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN:
      [] Maybe some bubbly for the ladies, since we just bought the house of life, and break camp . . . since they are very appreciative that things got wrapped up so fast.”

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