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• bubble gum

語源

From bubble +‎ gum.

発音

• IPA: /ˈbʌbəlɡʌm/, /ˈbʌbl̩ɡʌm/

名詞

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, →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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派生語

形容詞

bubblegum

1. Tasting like bubblegum.
2. (informal, figuratively, by extension) Sweet, perky, or youthful; (music) poppy.
   • 2025 October 29, Alaina Demopoulos, “What’s with the sponcon slop in Nobody Wants This? Netflix, nobody wants this”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Last year, the Daily Mail found that Emily in Paris, a bubblegum dramedy starring Lily Collins, plugged 37 brands throughout 10 episodes.