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Gumball vs Bubblegum - What's the difference?

gumball | bubblegum |

As nouns the difference between gumball and bubblegum

is that gumball is chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar while bubblegum is a sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

As an adjective bubblegum is

tasting like bubblegum.

gumball

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
  • :Remember those clear globe dispensers with gumball s for a penny?
  • (slang) A silly, laughable person.
  • :''When he drinks too much he's a gumball.
  • bubblegum

    Alternative forms

    * bubble gum

    Noun

  • A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.
  • A type of pop music marked by sweetness, pep and charm (rather than depth or complexity).
  • Adjective

  • tasting like bubblegum
  • by extension, sweet, perky, or youthful