Gum or GUM may refer to:

Viscous or sticky substances

* Chewing gum, designed to be chewed without being swallowed **

Bubble gum Bubble gum or bubblegum is a type of chewing gum, designed to be inflated out of the mouth as a bubble. Bubble gum flavor While there is a bubble gum "flavor" – which various artificial flavorings including esters are mixed to obtain – it ...

, designed to be inflated out of the mouth as a bubble ** Gum base, the masticatory delivery system *

Natural gum Natural gums are polysaccharides of natural origin, capable of causing a large increase in a solution's viscosity, even at small concentrations. They are mostly botanical gums, found in the woody elements of plants or in seed coatings. Human u ...

, polysaccharides of natural origin, including a list of natural gums * Gum (botany), sap or other resinous material associated with certain species of the plant kingdom * Postage stamp gum, applied to the back of a stamp

Arts, entertainment and media

* Mr. Gum, a series of novels for children by

Andy Stanton Andy Joel Stanton (born 14 November 1973) is an English children's writer. He is best known for writing the ''Mr Gum'' series (illustrated by David Tazzyman), through which he made a popular contribution to children's literature. Stanton's wr ...

, and the protagonist * Gum, a character in the '' Jet Set Radio'' video game franchise * Gums, a character in the British comic ''

Monster Fun ''Monster Fun'' was originally a weekly British comic strip magazine for children aged seven to twelve. Published by IPC Media, it ran for 73 issues in 1975–1976, when it merged with '' Buster''.

'' * Great Uncle Matthew, a character in the novel ''

Ballet Shoes A ballet shoe, or ballet slipper, is a lightweight shoe designed specifically for ballet dancing. It may be made from soft leather, canvas, or satin, and has flexible, thin full or split soles. Traditionally, women wear pink shoes and men wear wh ...

'' by Noel Streatfeild * Gum, a character from the 2016 adult animated film '' Sausage Party'' * "

The Gum "The Gum" is the 120th episode of NBC sitcom '' Seinfeld''. This was the tenth episode for the seventh season. It aired on December 14, 1995. The episode follows Kramer and Lloyd Braun's efforts to reopen the Alex Theatre, while an overprotective ...

", episode of comedy TV show ''Seinfeld'' * Gums (film), a 1976 horror film * ''Gum'', a 2017 book by

Nancy Willard Nancy Willard (June 26, 1936 – February 19, 2017) was an American people, American writer: novelist, poet, author and occasional illustrator of children's books. She won the 1982 Newbery Medal for ''A Visit to William Blake's Inn''. Biography Wi ...

* ''

Glasgow University Magazine The ''Glasgow University Magazine (GUM)'' was first published on 5 February 1889, aiming to keep students informed of news and events within the university, and to provide an outlet for student writing and illustrations. It is the oldest cont ...

'', in Scotland * GUM, the moniker used by musician Jay Watson for solo recordings

People

* Gum (footballer) (Welington Pereira Rodrigues, born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Allen Gum (born 1969), American baseball coach *

Gum Nanse Gum Nanse, (born 25 September 1947) is a South Korea conductor. In 1977, he was the first Korean to win the prize at the Herbert von Karajan Conductors' Competition in Berlin. He is currently general director and artistic director of the Seongnam ...

(born 1947), South Korean conductor *

Gum Tayeng Gum Tayeng is an Indian politician. Early life In 1962 she passed Pre-University College at Lady Keane College in Shillong. Afterwards she worked as a school teacher for some time. On October 18, 2013 she was elected unopposed to the Arunachal ...

(fl. from 2013), an Indian politician * Gum Yuen (1875–1943), Chinese Australian community leader * Jay Watson (born 1991), Australian musician who records as GUM

Other uses

Gums The gums or gingiva (plural: ''gingivae'') consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth. Gum health and disease can have an effect on general health. Structure The gums are part of the soft tissue linin ...

, the soft tissue partly covering teeth *

Gum (crater) Gum is a lunar impact crater that is located near the southeastern limb of the Moon, and is viewed nearly from the side from Earth. It lies along the western edge of the irregular Mare Australe, to the northeast of the crater Hamilton. To the nort ...

, on the Moon * GUM (department store), in Russia *

Gum Air Gum Air is a Surinamese airline based at Zorg en Hoop Airport in Paramaribo, Suriname. Gum Air cooperates with Trans Guyana Airways to provide daily flights between Zorg en Hoop Airport, Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) in Paramaribo, Suriname and Ogl ...

, a Surinamese airline *

Gum languages The Gum languages are a small group of closely related languages in New Guinea. The languages are: * Amele *Central Gum: Bau, Gumalu, Sihan *North Gum: Isebe, Panim References Languages of Papua New Guinea Mabuso languages ...

of New Guinea * Gum River, in Papua New Guinea * GUM, the ISO 3166 country code for

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport , also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, east of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the United States territory of Guam. The airport is ...

, Guam, FAA/IATA airport code GUM * ''Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement'' (GUM), a guide

measurement uncertainty In metrology, measurement uncertainty is the expression of the statistical dispersion of the values attributed to a measured quantity. All measurements are subject to uncertainty and a measurement result is complete only when it is accompanied by ...

Viscous or sticky substances

Arts, entertainment and media

People

Other uses

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