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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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Now, Shimmy’s druggy earworms and tropical two-step anthems are the gold standard of South Florida rap.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
All the Jingle Ladies by Beth Garrod After her parents went viral with an earworm of a Christmas song (and music video featuring her childish antics), Molly has been a true Grinch.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track designed specifically to squash earworms — a song on repeat circling around and around in your brain that can't easily be shaken off.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
Over the past few days, a song lodged in his head like an earworm.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
All the Jingle Ladies by Beth Garrod After her parents went viral with an earworm of a Christmas song (and music video featuring her childish antics), Molly has been a true Grinch.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track designed specifically to squash earworms — a song on repeat circling around and around in your brain that can't easily be shaken off.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
Over the past few days, a song lodged in his head like an earworm.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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