earbud

noun

ear·​bud ˈir-ˌbəd How to pronounce earbud (audio)
: a small earphone inserted into the ear

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Google and Samsung have also launched language translation features for their earbuds. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 The new earbuds also have improved spatial audio features. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 Apple also says these earbuds will be less likely to fall out of your ears. PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025 This feature, powered by Apple Intelligence, allows users wearing the earbuds to live translate language in the natural world around them, vice president of hardware engineering Kate Bergeron said during the event. Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earbud

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First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of earbud was in 1984

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“Earbud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earbud. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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earbud

noun
ear·​bud ˈi(ə)r-ˌbəd How to pronounce earbud (audio)
: a small earphone inserted into the ear

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