"thought bubble" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-thought bubble.ogg Forms: thought bubbles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: thought balloon Translations (rounded outline): shtëllungë mendimi [feminine] (Albanian), 思想泡泡 (sīxiǎng pàopào) (Chinese Mandarin), 思考泡泡 (sīkǎo pàopào) (Chinese Mandarin), ajatuskupla (Finnish), Gedankenblase [feminine] (German), poihau whakaaro (Maori), balão de pensamento [masculine] (Portuguese)
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  2. (idiomatic) An ill-conceived idea. Tags: idiomatic Translations (ill-conceived idea): 餿主意 (Chinese Mandarin), 馊主意 (sōuzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), huono ajatus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-thought_bubble-en-noun-kCH1cUD3 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'ill-conceived idea': 7 93

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