earworm
English
/ˈɪəwɜːm/, /ˈɪ(ə)ɹˌwɚm/
noun
Definitions
- A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
- (originally) (“larva of the moths (syn. ) and , which are agricultural pests”).
- (archaic) An earwig.
Etymology
Compound from English ear (fruiting body of grain, auditory organ) + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angleworm English
- antiworm English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrowworm English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- basketworm English
- beetworm English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- bollworm English
- bookworm English
- brainworm English
- budworm English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- cankerworm English
- caseworm English
- catworm English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- cornworm English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dogear English
- dropworm English
- ear English
- ear bud English
- ear speaker English
- ear-piercing English
- ear-reach English
- earache English
- earal English
- earball English
- earbash English
- earbasher English
- earbob English
- earbone English
- earcap English
- earclip English
- earcockle English
- earcup English
- eardrop English
- eardrum English
- eared English
- earflap English
- earful English
- eargasm English
- earhole English
- earlap English
- earless English
- earlet English
- earlid English
- earlike English
- earlock English
- earloop English
- earmark English
- earmold English
- earmould English
- earmuff English
- earpad English
- earphone English
- earpick English
- earpiece English
- earplug English
- earprint English
- earreach English
- earring English
- earset English
- earshot English
- earshrift English
- earsies English
- earsore English
- earsplitting English
- earspool English
- earspoon English
- earstone English
- earthworm English
- earware English
- earwax English
- earwear English
- earwitness English
- earwork English
- earwormy English
- earworthy English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- eyeworm English
- fireworm English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- gapeworm English
- glowworm English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- hairworm English
- hare's ear English
- heartworm English
- hookworm English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- inchworm English
- jointworm English
- leafworm English
- longear English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- mouse-ear English
- muckworm English
- nanoworm English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- pickleworm English
- pileworm English
- pillworm English
- pinworm English
- potworm English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- redworm English
- ringworm English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screwworm English
- seatworm English
- shipworm English
- silkworm English
- skin worm English
- slugworm English
- spanworm English
- spindleworm English
- spoonworm English
- strawworm English
- superworm English
- taintworm English
- tapeworm English
- threadworm English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- violetear English
- waxworm English
- webworm English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatear English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- wireworm English
- witworm English
- woodworm English
- worm English
- wormable English
- wormcast English
- wormer English
- wormery English
- wormfish English
- wormfowl English
- wormgrass English
- wormhole English
- wormish English
- wormless English
- wormlet English
- wormlike English
- wormling English
- wormlion English
- wormly English
- wormproof English
- wormridden English
- wormroot English
- wormseed English
- wormshit English
- wormskin English
- wormwood English
- wormy English
- worm Portuguese
- イヤー Japanese
- ワーム Japanese
- ere Middle English
- worm Middle English
- ia Tok Pisin
- ear
- worm
- eared
- wormy
- earal
- earbob
- wormer
- earset
- earcup
- earful
- earlid
- earcap
- wormly
- earpad
- earwax
- deworm
- earlet
- earlap
- dogear
- earware
- earbone
- pinworm
- earflap
- earshot
- earless
- ear bud
- webworm
- waxworm
- ragworm
- potworm
- wormery
- earlike
- earloop
- earlock
- earsore
- redworm
- eardrop
- earball
- budworm
- cutworm
- earplug
- catworm
- earclip
- earmuff
- wormish
- eargasm
- dewworm
- earhole
- eyeworm
- earwork
- longear
- eardrum
- earmark
- earring
- earmold
- earpick
- earwear
- witworm
- earache
- bagworm
- eelworm
- wormlet
- earbash
- earsies
- wormseed
- wormlike
- earreach
- maltworm
- nanoworm
- wormable
- bollworm
- whipworm
- silkworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- hairworm
- earspoon
- pillworm
- cornworm
- grubworm
- earpiece
- sandworm
- coneworm
- earspool
- wormskin
- buzzworm
- fishworm
- earphone
- earstone
- cockworm
- palmworm
- tubeworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- antiworm
- flatworm
- earmould
- dropworm
- hookworm
- hornworm
- wormwood
- wheatear
- wormshit
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- inchworm
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- ringworm
- earwormy
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- pileworm
- wireworm
- caseworm
- gnatworm
- wormcast
- gapeworm
- mealworm
- wormling
- spanworm
- rootworm
- glowworm
- wormhole
- shipworm
- armyworm
- woodworm
- bookworm
- rye-worm
- earprint
- seatworm
- backworm
- violetear
- fleshworm
- screwworm
- angleworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- heartworm
- ear-reach
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- earbasher
- strawworm
- wheatworm
- earworthy
- superworm
- tree worm
- spoonworm
- mouse-ear
- gourdworm
- horseworm
- earshrift
- earthworm
- earcockle
- whiteworm
- jointworm
- taintworm
- skin worm
- arrowworm
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- melonworm
- wheal-worm
- arrow worm
- copperworm
- earwitness
- palmerworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- cryptoworm
- basketworm
- groundworm
- hare's ear
- wormridden
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- bladderworm
- ear speaker
- thunderworm
- spindleworm
- ear-piercing
- earsplitting
- mealworm beetle