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Rareearworm
The correct spelling is earworm.
How to pronounce earworm
/ˈɪəwɜːm/
nounIPA: /ˈɪəwɜːm/
Say it like: Eer-wor-m
The correct spelling is earworm. A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
- 2.(originally United States) Short for corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, which are agricultural pests”).
- 3.An earwig.
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