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earworm
1[eer-wurm]
noun
a tune or part of a song that repeats in one’s mind.
verb (used with object)
to work (itself or its way) into a person’s mind.
The Pepsi jingles have earwormed their way into my head.
earworm
2[eer-wurm]
noun
earworm
/ ˈɪəˌɜː /
noun
informalan irritatingly catchy tune
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of earworm1
Origin of earworm2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of earworm1
Example Sentences
But by Monday, the children’s song—a frequent earworm—was no more.
With party hits like the earworm “Musty” and “Nun Major’s” subtle flex, they helped popularize a new spin of West Coast rap with danceable trap beats.
Nonetheless, he created earworms like the horn-powered “hello!” and the hypnotic “forever&more,” which individually have around 50 million Spotify streams.
As people across the globe participate in various dance trends and create memes, the duo successfully crafted one of the catchiest and most danceable earworms of the year.
The earworms in the soundtrack "cluster neatly around entwined themes: spreading your wings versus the tug of homesickness; finding your path but daring also to lose it", he wrote.
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