bubble bathn.
/ˈbʌbl bɑːθ/, /ˈbʌbl baθ/, U.S. /ˈbəbl ˌbæθ/ 1. A bath in which the water has been made to foam by the addition of fragranced liquid, crystals, or powder; also figurative.Frequently with connotations of relaxation, indulgence, etc.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > a bath > foam bath
bubble bath1938
foam bath1938
1938 Montana Standard 20 Feb. So if a bubble bath is what you secretly hope for, go out and buy yourself some of the magic powder.
1949 L. Charteris in Queen's Awards (1951) IV. 299 ‘I was having a bubble bath,’ said Pauline Stone.
1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. vi. 166 Then the lights go up, the town changes into a bubble-bath of coloured neon.
1989 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 26 Nov. 1 f More flowers to freeze for the rose petal bubble baths.
2002 A. Davies Frog King 145 Have you taken a break for a bubble bath? Or a cup of tea?
2. Fragranced liquid, crystals, or powder added to bathwater to make it foam; a particular preparation of this type.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > preparations for perfuming or softening bath-water
bath-powder1907
bath salts1907
bath essence1911
bath bomb1925
bubble bath1946
bath cubes1959
bath oil1962
oil bath1990
1946 Hollywood Q. 1 270/2 They have at last become vocal on this attempt to sell a bar of soap as a bubble bath and a mess of pottage as an aphrodisiac.
1969 Woman 10 May 22 Bath essence, bath oil, bubble bath, bath cubes.
1990 Pract. Health Spring 64/3 Bubble baths are detergent-based products designed to replace soap.
2006 Ecologist Feb. 85/1 Products that foam, including bubble bath, body washes, shampoos, soaps and facial cleansers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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