double bubble
Paired floating orbs
Double bubble refers to two connected spherical shapes, like soap bubbles joined at a shared wall.
The term names a popular brand of bubble gum, and in casual speech often means bubble gum generally.
In finance, double bubble describes two speculative bubbles occurring simultaneously or in quick succession.
The phrase also appears in rhyming wordplay and children's games.
Chewy, blowable confection
- chewing gumFlavored substance for mastication
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- pinkPale red hue
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
blow · pop · elasticity · chewiness · wrapper · comics · nostalgia · candy
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- boomLoud deep sound
- crashSudden violent impact
- overvaluationAppraising too highly
- dotcomInternet-based commercial enterprise
tulipmania · inflation · frothiness · irrational exuberance · unsustainable · financial crisis · correction · leverage
bubblegum
Chewy, blowable confection
- chewing gumFlavored substance for mastication
- flavorCharacteristic taste quality
- pinkPale red hue
sweetness · blow · pop · elasticity · chewiness · wrapper · comics · nostalgia · candy · penny candy
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- boomLoud deep sound
- crashSudden violent impact
- overvaluationAppraising too highly
dotcom · tulipmania · inflation · frothiness · irrational exuberance · unsustainable · financial crisis · correction · leverage · bust
- tongue twistersPeter Piper, she sells seashells, toy boat, rubber baby buggy bumpers, woodchuck
- radiology findingsconsolidation, opacity, nodule, calcification, effusion
- bubble tricks
- bubblescarbonation, foam, effervescence, froth, fizz
- election problemsmiscount, overvote, undervote, voter fraud, ballot stuffing
- surgical complicationsbleeding, infection, hemorrhage, wound infection, bruising