gumball

noun4

1. •
   Chewing gum sold as a ball usually coated with colored hard sugar.

   • Remember those clear globe dispensers with gumballs for a penny?
2. •
   The spiky seedpod of the sweet gum tree.
3. •
   (US, slang) The flashing lights on top of a police car.
4. •
   (slang) A silly, laughable person.

   • When he drinks too much he's a gumball.