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Earworm
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
tune
that
keeps
replaying
in one's head
or
that one
keeps
thinking about
, especially if unwanted.
●
In American English, Noctuoid moths & Music:
Short for
corn earworm
(“larva of the
moths
Helicoverpa
zea
(syn. Heliothis
zea
) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are
agricultural
pests”).
●
In Earwigs:
An
earwig
(“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Brainworm
Ear-Worm
Ear Worm
Related
Old Song
Existential Crisis
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