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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| Main Entry: | earworm1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a large destructive moth larva (Heliothis zea) that feeds on corn and other crops; also called corn earworm, bollworm, vetchworm; also written ear worm |
| Main Entry: | earworm2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a song or tune that gets stuck in one's mind and repeats as if on a tape; also written ear-worm, ear worm; also called cognitive itch, sticky tune |
| Example: | The song played in the grocery store became an earworm for her. |
| Etymology: | German ohrwurm |