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hubble-bubble

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hub·ble-bub·ble  (hbl-bbl)
n.
1. An uproar; a hubbub.
2. See hookah.

[Reduplication and alteration of bubble.]

hubble-bubble [ˈhʌbəlˈbʌbəl]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) another name for hookah
2. hubbub; turmoil
3. a bubbling or gargling sound
[rhyming jingle based on bubble]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hubble-bubblehubble-bubble - an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"
pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
Translations
hubble-bubble
n
(Brit: = pipe) → Wasserpfeife f
(= noise)Brodeln nt


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