earworm

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
2. noun Ellipsis of corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”).
3. noun An earwig; an insect of the order Dermaptera.

Similar words

corn ear-worm ear worm brainworm broken record repetend earache ring earsore earwork

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Word family

earworms