earworm

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Definition of earworm in English English dictionary

A tune that is stuck in one's head, especially as unwanted or repetitive

{i} tune or melody or song that gets stuck in a person's mind and the person repeats it over and over in his/her head; moth larva that eats corn

A tune that is stuck in ones head, especially as unwanted or repetitive

Related Terms

corn earworm

larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

corn earworm

The large destructive larva of a moth (Heliothis zea) that feeds on corn and many other plants. Also called bollworm, earworm. or cotton bollworm or tomato fruitworm Moth larva (Heliothis zea, family Noctuidae) that damages corn, tomato, cotton, and other seasonal crops. The smooth, fleshy, green or brown caterpillars feed on corn kernels near the tip of the ear and burrow into tomatoes and cotton bolls. Four or five generations of the pale brown adult moths, with wingspans of 1.3 in. (3.5 cm), are produced annually

Etymology

() A calque of German Ohrwurm (“earwig”).