gumball

== English == === Etymology === From gum +‎ ball. === Pronunciation === (General American) (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɡʌmbɔl/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɡʌmbɑl/ (UK) IPA(key): /ɡʌmbɔːl/ === Noun === gumball (plural gumballs) Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar. (slang) A silly, laughable person. Synonym: goofball (US, slang) The flashing lights on top of a police car. The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree. Synonym: monkey ball ==== Derived terms ==== gumball machine ==== Translations ====