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1   [eer-wurm]
noun
corn earworm.
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ear·worm

2   [eer-wurm] Informal.
noun
1.
a tune or part of a song that repeats in one’s mind.
verb (used with object)
2.
to work (itself or its way) into a person’s mind: The Pepsi jingles have earwormed their way into my head.
Origin:
1980–85; loan translation of German Ohrwurm ‘catchy tune, earwig’
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Main Entry:  ear worm1
Part of Speech:  n
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Main Entry:  ear worm2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See earworm
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