bubblegummy

adj — 2 senses

bubblegummy

adj

Etymology From bubblegum + -y.

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:
1 more example
  • 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:

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