FLEER

Fleer

The Fleer Corporation, founded by Frank H. Fleer in 1885, was the first company to successfully manufacture bubblegum; it remained a family-owned enterprise until 1989.

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fleer

Noun

  1. one who flees

Verb

  1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe.
  2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer.


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