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bubblegummy en · ADJ

Etymology

From bubblegum + -y.

Meanings

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 Burrows 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 252:
2. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of bubblegum (the confectionery).
   • Have you ever walked by hyacinths and detected a sweet, bubblegummy smell? 2013, Tenaya Darlington, Di Bruno Bros. House of Cheese: A Guide to Wedges, Recipes, and Pairings, Philadelphia, Pa.; London: Running Press, →ISBN, page 210, column 1:
   • 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:

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