Bubble
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Image:Vanderwoning 0405bubbles9984.jpg Bubble may refer to:
- Soap bubble, spherical liquid film, also possibly of bubble gum
- Cavitation, pocket of air caught in a liquid
- Bubble (economics), where speculation causes prices to rise to unsustainable levels
- Bubble (film), 2006 film from director Steven Soderbergh.
- a (normally) transparent dome
- 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 the chimpanzee, Michael Jackson's pet
- Trailer Park Boys character, played by Mike Smith
- Powerpuff Girls US animated series character
- Bubbles (video game), arcade game by Williams Electronics
- Little Britain TV series character Bubbles DeVere
- Clu Clu Land character Bubbles the fish (also appearing in DK-King of Swing)
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