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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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After just two episodes, High Potential is already living rent-free in our heads this season, thanks to a pair of earworms courtesy of DJ Game Master.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
The novel’s protagonist navigates loss and her own unraveling, fearful of her own floorboards and hating her friends, unable to get a '90s earworm out of her head or discern time and memories.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
By the second verse, the lyrics have become earworms.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
His hip-hop bonafides emerge halfway through on his second verse, and his memorable lines add another element to an earworm single that still pulses with energy and soul.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
The novel’s protagonist navigates loss and her own unraveling, fearful of her own floorboards and hating her friends, unable to get a '90s earworm out of her head or discern time and memories.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
By the second verse, the lyrics have become earworms.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
His hip-hop bonafides emerge halfway through on his second verse, and his memorable lines add another element to an earworm single that still pulses with energy and soul.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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