Kaugummi

German

Etymology

kauen (to chew) + Gummi (gum, rubber)

Noun

Kaugummi n or m (genitive Kaugummis, plural Kaugummis)

  1. chewing gum
    • 1930, Bertolt Brecht (lyrics), Kurt Weil (music), “act 2, scene 3”, in Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny:
      Spucke den Kaugummi aus, / wasche zuerst deine Hände, / lasse ihr Zeit und sprich ein paar Worte mit ihr.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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