gumball

Definitions

1. Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.
2. A silly, laughable person.
   slang
3. The flashing lights on top of a police car.
   US, slang
4. The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree.

Equivalents

Examples

“Remember⟳ those clear globe dispensers with gumballs for a penny?”

“When he drinks too much he's a gumball.”

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