Bubble

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Bubble may refer to:

• Soap bubble, spherical liquid film
• Bubble gum, a type of gum suited to blowing bubbles
• Liquid bubble, a globule of one substance inside another (e.g. gas bubbles in boiling liquid), often formed by nucleation
• Cavitation, an ephemeral pocket of air that quickly arises and disappears in liquid under certain circumstances
• Bubble (economics), where speculation causes prices to rise to unsustainable levels
• Real estate bubble an economic bubble in the price of real estate
• Stock market bubble an economic bubble in the price of equities
• Bubble (film), 2006 film from director Steven Soderbergh
• a dome, (normally) transparent
• Light bulb, in theater lighting terminology [1]
• Poker tournament terminology, going out "on the bubble" is the last player to lose without winning any money
• in reference to sports, a team or individual that is in the final qualifying position but could be replaced by a lower-ranked team or individual is considered to be "on the bubble"
• Isolation (psychology), "living in a bubble"
• Park Cities, Texas, bubble being a common nickname for these two suburbs of Dallas

The name Bubbles may refer to:

• Bubbles (band) a Swedish girls bubblegum pop group
• Bubbles (house formation) an Italian house music formation
• Bubbles Yablonsky, the lead protagonist in a series of screwball mysteries
• Bubbles the chimpanzee, A chimpanzee who "lived with" Michael Jackson
• Trailer Park Boys character, played by Mike Smith
• Powerpuff Girls US animated series character
• Bubbles (video game), arcade game by Williams Electronics
• Bubbles DeVere, character in the Little Britain TV series
• Clu Clu Land character Bubbles (also appearing in DK-King of Swing)
• Bubbles, a character from Finding Nemo

See also:

• Antibubble, drops of liquid surrounded by air
• Westminster Bubble, the isolation of those whose working life is confined to UK politics
• Bubble and squeak, traditional British dish of shallow-fried leftover vegetables

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