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: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
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With its vivid animation and focus on earworm sing-along songs, CoComelon has become a worldwide hit with more than 4 billion views on YouTube.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The earworm will likely be stuck in fans' heads until further notice.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Joining Zauner and her bandmates for the special rendition of the Plastic Beach hit was Ginger Root, who’s currently opening for them on tour, while Japanese Breakfast touring member Christabel Lin played the song’s earworm riff on electric violin.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
This song is a dramatic, emotional, annoying, definitively ’80s earworm, and was therefore a shoo-in for the Best Original Song category.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The earworm will likely be stuck in fans' heads until further notice.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Joining Zauner and her bandmates for the special rendition of the Plastic Beach hit was Ginger Root, who’s currently opening for them on tour, while Japanese Breakfast touring member Christabel Lin played the song’s earworm riff on electric violin.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
This song is a dramatic, emotional, annoying, definitively ’80s earworm, and was therefore a shoo-in for the Best Original Song category.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earworm
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“Earworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earworm. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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