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hubble-bubble

[ huhb-uhl-buhb-uhl ]

noun

  1. a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.
  2. a bubbling sound.
  3. an uproar; turmoil.


hubble-bubble

/ ˈʌəˈʌə /

noun

  1. another name for hookah
  2. hubbub; turmoil
  3. a bubbling or gargling sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hubble-bubble1

First recorded in 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hubble-bubble1

C17: rhyming jingle based on bubble
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And there, as we now see, the AKP government, rigging the terms of trade backstage, has brought a hubble-bubble of shame and trouble on itself.

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In the hubble-bubble the pipe is so contrived that the water in the bowl makes a bubbling noise while the pipe is being smoked.

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He must have been in no hurry to leave this spot, where he dreamily puffed at his hubble-bubble and watched the play of the fountain.

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The restrictions include the nargile, or hubble-bubble pipe, which is popular among locals and tourists.

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We crawled up in front of a coffee-house where a lot of turbans and fezzes were gathered outside, over tiny cups and hubble-bubble pipes; then we stopped.

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