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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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Oliver's version, warning people to be skeptical of such companies, features stars like singer Megan Hilty, actor Victor Garber and Larry David, in a nod to the original earworm's prominent cameo in the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2026
Genuine earworms like this are fleeting here.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
The character's music has the religious iconography of Madonna mixed with the anthemic lilt of Taylor Swift earworms.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
There are not many K-pop groups whose catalog spans a viral TikTok earworm and a Pink Floyd classic, but Fifty Fifty are not a typical K-pop group.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2026
Genuine earworms like this are fleeting here.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
The character's music has the religious iconography of Madonna mixed with the anthemic lilt of Taylor Swift earworms.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
There are not many K-pop groups whose catalog spans a viral TikTok earworm and a Pink Floyd classic, but Fifty Fifty are not a typical K-pop group.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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