bubble company

noun

A sham business that swindles people.

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Meanings

nounbubble company (plural bubble companies)

plural bubble companies

  1. UKobsoleteslangA sham business that swindles people.

Origin

See bubble (“to cheat or swindle”).

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APA

bubble company. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20company

MLA

“bubble company.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20company. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubble company,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20company.

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