Definition of "bubblegum" [bubblegum]

• Chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles. (noun)
• Slang A style of popular music designed to appeal to adolescents, characterized by bouncy rhythms and a generally cheerful tone. (noun)
• Slang Of or characteristic of bubblegum music: bubblegum rock. (adjective)
• Slang Marked by or displaying an adolescent immaturity, as in style or taste. (adjective)
• Slang Vapid; bland: "Bubblegum news . . . is information packaged like a Krazy Kat cartoon” ( Tom Shales). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Violence in movies/stories can add intensity and be beneficial, but when the violence is what stands out as opposed to the story, then it's just another of what I call a bubblegum movie."
• "Yep, the person who gratuitously killed the man who pleaded for his life is the Times 'freshly-minted Groom of the Week, resplendent in fine suit and "bubblegum" - hued tie."
• "Since public opinion can change rapidly, the singer can reasonably achieve overnight success aka the bubblegum bands."