hubbly-bubbly
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Definition
Noun: 1. A type of water pipe for smoking tobacco: A traditional smoking device, especially associated with Middle Eastern and South Asian cultures, consisting of a base containing water, a bowl for tobacco, and a long flexible tube through which the smoke is drawn. The smoke passes through the water, which cools and filters it. It is also commonly known as a hookah or shisha.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After dinner, they relaxed on the terrace, sharing stories over a hubbly-bubbly.
- The café was famous for its wide selection of flavored tobaccos for the hubbly-bubbly.
Advanced Usage
- Cultural Context: The term "hubbly-bubbly" is often used in a descriptive, informal, or literary context to evoke a specific cultural or social setting, typically one of leisure and conversation.
- The novel's scene in the Damascus souk was filled with the scent of spices and the quiet gurgle of the hubbly-bubbly.
Variants and Related Words
- Hookah (n): The more common modern term for the same device.
- Shisha (n): Often refers specifically to the flavored tobacco smoked in such a pipe, but can also refer to the pipe itself.
- Nargile (n): A term of Persian/Turkish origin for the same device.
- Water pipe (n): A general, functional term.
Synonyms
- Hookah
- Water pipe
- Nargile
Related Phrases
- To smoke a hubbly-bubbly: The action of using this device.
- It is customary to smoke a hubbly-bubbly slowly while enjoying conversation.
Related Idioms
No specific idioms are uniquely associated with the term "hubbly-bubbly" itself. Its use is primarily literal, describing the object.
Noun
- an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
- a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola