thought bubble

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English

A thought bubble written in Czech.

Pronunciation

Noun

thought bubble (plural thought bubbles)

  1. A rounded or cloud-shaped outline, usually containing words, representing thought in a cartoon, and typically emanating from the thinker by a path of small circles.
    Synonym: thought balloon
    Coordinate term: speech bubble
    • 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 76:
      The segment introduces the issue of bycatch: “For every one shrimp caught ten other lives are lost”. The following still photo shows Rossellini-as-human holding a shrimp constructed of art paper, below a thought bubble that reads, “I just lost my appetite”.
  2. (idiomatic) An ill-conceived idea.

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