stick gum

Flat chewy strip

Stick gum is chewing gum sold in flat, rectangular sticks rather than pellets, balls, or chunks.

The format dominated the American market for most of the twentieth century: a pack of stick gum, He unwrapped a stick of gum and folded it into his mouth.

Related
  • chewGrind with teeth
  • bubbleAir-filled film sphere
  • wadSoft compressed mass
  • chewyResisting easy biting
  • wrapperOuter protective layer

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Opposites
gum format/shape

stick gumgum balls

Spherical chewing candy

gum texture/type

stick gumbubble gum

Chewy candy for blowing

gum paste · chewing tobacco · hard candy · mint

gum form/shape

stick gumgumball

Round chewy candy

chiclet

Family

stick, gum, sticks, sticking, stuck, sticky, stickiness, sticker, stickers

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