bubblegum

• bubble gum

From bubble +‎ gum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌbəlɡʌm/, /ˈbʌbl̩ɡʌm/

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bubblegum (countable and uncountable, plural bubblegums)

1. (usually uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.
2. (music, sometimes derogatory) A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).
   • 2022 November 6, Emma Garland, “Aaron Carter was the millennium’s bubblegum bad boy – and the victim of a rapacious music industry”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Born in the small town of Rockwood, east Tennessee, Carter’s bubblegum sound and mini-bad boy image made him the definitive millennium child star.

3. (countable and uncountable) A light pink colour, like bubblegum.

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bubblegum

1. Tasting like bubblegum.
2. (by extension) Sweet, perky, or youthful.