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- [eer-wurm]
- /ˈɪərˌwɜrm/
- /ˈɪə.wɜːm/
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- [eer-wurm]
- /ˈɪərˌwɜrm/
Definitions of earworm word
- noun earworm a tune or part of a song that repeats in one’s mind. 1
- verb with object earworm to work (itself or its way) into a person’s mind: The Pepsi jingles have earwormed their way into my head. 1
- noun earworm A catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind. 1
- noun earworm an irritatingly catchy tune 0
- noun earworm A tune that is stuck in one's head, especially as unwanted or repetitive. 0
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Origin of earworm
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
1980-85; loan translation of German Ohrwurm ‘catchy tune, earwig’
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Earworm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
earworm popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
earworm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with earworm
- how to get rid of an earworm?
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- mash up for what dj earworm?
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