earworm
A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially…A tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
» The best way to get rid of an earworm is to replace it with another.
Einen Ohrwurm wird man am besten durch einen anderen los.
Найкращий спосіб позбутися нав'язливої мелодії у себе в голові — замінити її на іншу.
Meaning
2 sensesA tune that keeps replaying in one's head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted.
Ohrwurm
навязчивая мело́дияnavjazčivaja melódija
(archaic)An earwig; an insect of the order Dermaptera.
Examples
2 sentencesThe best way to get rid of an earworm is to replace it with another.
Найкращий спосіб позбутися нав'язливої мелодії у себе в голові — замінити її на іншу.
deEinen Ohrwurm wird man am besten durch einen anderen los.
The song's refrain is a real earworm.
ruПрипев этой песни крайне прилипчивый.
deDer Refrain von dem Lied ist ein echter Ohrwurm.
Translations
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Origin
From ear + worm; senses 1 and 3 (“tune that keeps replaying in one’s head”; “earwig”) areFrom ear + worm; senses 1 and 3 (“tune that keeps replaying in one’s head”; “earwig”) are a calque of German Ohrwurm (“tune that pops up in one’s memory all the time; earwig”) (from the idea of a creature burrowing into the ear, an erroneous belief where earwigs are concerned), while sense 2 (“moth larva”) refers to the fact that these pests infest, among other things, ears of maize or sweet corn.
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