Definitions For Earworm

Noun

EARWORM (plural EARWORMs) A tune#noun, tune that keep#verb, keeps replay#verb, replaying in one's head#noun, head or that one keeps think#verb, thinking about, especially if unwanted. (originally, US) (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”). (archaic) An earwig, t=insect of the order#noun, order dermaptera.

Alternative forms

ear worm ear-worm

Derived terms

earwormy

Related terms

ear candy earsore

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 耳蟲, From ear + worm; senses 1 and 3 (“tune that keeps replaying in one’s head”; “earwig”) are a + 2

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