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chewing gum

[ choo-ing ]

noun

  1. a sweetened and flavored preparation for chewing, usually made of chicle.


chewing gum

noun

  1. a preparation for chewing, usually made of flavoured and sweetened chicle or such substitutes as polyvinyl acetate
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of chewing gum1

An Americanism dating back to 1755–65

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