chewing-gumless

alternative chewing gumless

1. not comparableWithout chewing gum.

   Miss Parrish wants to make this a chewing-gumless graduation.

   1937 June 15, “Sem Stuff”, in Donald Hayden, editor, The Ypsi Sem, volume 40, number 15, Ypsilanti, Mich.: Ypsilanti High School, →OCLC, page 4, column 3

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   “The spirit of the age” says we shall have wheatless, meatless, sweetless, heatless and almost eatless days, but says nothing about tobaccoless, drinkless, chewing-gumless, candyless, soft-drinkless, jewelryless, fashionless days.

   1919 July 12, W[illia]m K. Conner, “‘The Spirit of the Age’”, in D. L. Miller, editor, The Gospel Messenger, volume 68, number 28, Elgin, Ill.: Brethren Publishing House, →OCLC, page 446, column 2

   Why don’t you come to Manila with me? Take a holiday. Get away from this … this … chewing-gumless society.

   1994, Haresh Sharma, scene 1, in Still Building, Singapore: EPB Publishers, →ISBN, page 55