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bubblegum
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bub·ble·gum  (bbl-gm)
n. also bubble gum
1. Chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles.
2. Slang A style of popular music designed to appeal to adolescents, characterized by bouncy rhythms and a generally cheerful tone.
adj. Slang also bub·ble-gum (bbl-gm)
1. Of or characteristic of bubblegum music: bubblegum rock.
2. Marked by or displaying an adolescent immaturity, as in style or taste.
3. Vapid; bland: "Bubblegum news . . . is information packaged like a Krazy Kat cartoon" (Tom Shales).


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