bubblies

Effervescent celebratory drinks

Bubblies is an informal plural noun for bottles or glasses of champagne or sparkling wine.

The term plays on the effervescent quality that defines these drinks, with their streams of rising carbonation.

It appears most often in celebratory contexts: We popped a few bubblies after the deal closed.

The singular bubbly works both as noun and adjective.

sparkling-wine

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

  • proseccoItalian effervescent white wine
  • cavaSpanish méthode traditionnelle sparkling
  • flutesTubular wind instruments

brut · vintage · cuvee · magnum · sommelier · vineyard · winery · fermentation · disgorgement · riddling

effervescence

fizz

Bubbly hissing sound

foam · mousse · bead · tingle · pop · sizzle · aeration · fizziness · spritz · effervescent

celebration

toast

Heated bread; glass-raising honor

anniversary · wedding · gala · milestone · jubilee · victory · inauguration · ceremony · commemoration · congratulations

personality

vivacious

Attractively energetic and enthusiastic

animated · exuberant · spirited · cheerful · sparkling · energetic · upbeat · ebullient · bouncy · sunny

Opposites
carbonation

bubbliesstill wines

Non-effervescent fermented grape drinks

table wines · stills · reds · whites · still

celebration/occasion

bubblieshouse wine

Restaurant's basic bottle offering

table wine · plonk · cooking wine · box wine · jug wine

Phrases
Family

bubbling, bubblier, bubbliest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G