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bubblegummy

bubblegummy adjective: resembling or characteristic of bubblegum pop music.

Adjective

bubblegummy (comparative more bubblegummy, superlative most bubblegummy)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of bubblegum pop music.
    • But writer/producer Tony Macauley needed a session singer to bring to life a bubblegummy tune called "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)," so he approached Burrows1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 252
  2. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of bubblegum (the confectionery).
    • Furthermore, the glaze really tastes like apricots with a hint of Kirsch rather than the bubblegummy taste of lower quality products.1998, Tom Neuhaus, The Informed Chef, Neuhaus Features, →ISBN, page 61
    • A gray fog began to form and thicken, surrounding us in that nauseating bubblegummy smell.2010, Melissa Francis, Love Sucks!, New York, N.Y.: HarperTeen, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, page 130

Forms of bubblegummy

comparativemore bubblegummy
superlativemost bubblegummy

Origin of bubblegummy

From bubblegum + -y.

Questions about bubblegummy

What does bubblegummy mean?
Bubblegummy means resembling or characteristic of bubblegum pop music.
What part of speech is bubblegummy?
Bubblegummy is an adjective.

Words near bubblegummy in the dictionary

  1. bubblegoose
  2. bubblegooses
  3. bubblegrunge
  4. bubblegum
  5. bubblegum pop
  6. bubblegummy
  7. bubblegums
  8. bubbleguts
  9. bubblehead
  10. bubbleheaded
  11. bubbleheads

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