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South Sea Bubble

Syllabification: (South Sea Bub·ble)
Definition of South Sea Bubble
  • a speculative boom in the shares of the South Sea Company in 1720 that ended with the failure of the company and a general financial collapse.

South Sea Bubble in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of South Sea Bubble in the British & World English dictionary