earworm
/ˈɪəwɜːm//ˈɪ(ə)ɹˌwɚm/
noun
- 1
A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
- 2
(originally United States) Short for corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”).
- 3
An earwig.
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