Earworm

A song that sticks in your mind, and will not leave no matter how much you try.

The best way to get rid of an earworm is to replace it with another. Be prepared to become a jukebox.

worst examples: "Mmmbop" by Hanson, "Toxic" by Britney Spears, "Quit Playin Games With My Heart" by Backstreet Boys, or any damn Hilary Duff song.

best examples: "This Love" Maroon 5, "Hey Ya" Outkast, "Memory" Sugarcult, and any Lauryn Hill song.

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earwormed

When a song gets stuck in your head for hours, days, or even weeks.

That new Usher song has me earwormed!

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earworm

A song with an 'addictive' element (hook, melody, lyric) that draws people into listening multiple times. Song doesn't have to be good or bad, it just needs to have that 'addictive' element.

'Hey Ya' is frontrunner for earworm of the year, Outkast shouldn't make such addictive songs :D.

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earworm

A song or tune that continues playing inside one's head, often to the intense annoyance of the particular head concerned. The song/tune will typically be of the hooky variety, making it easy to absorb and remember on just one or two hearings. Unfortunately for sufferers, it is often the most trite and irritating parasites (i.e. melodies) which attach to the host ear...

Etymology:

This was first coined, I believe, in Germany. The german translation is "Ohrwurm".

"Oh shit! I've got this earworm in my head and it's playing Kylie songs!"

Or, in German:

"Scheisse! Ich bin ein Ohrwurm!"

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earworm

A song that won't go away, and gets stuck in your head. Makes you want to tear your ears out; unfortunately, deafness can't cure it because it's in there for good.

Oh, I don't know... "Seasons in the Sun", "Muskrat Love", "Lovefool"...

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earworm

A song that gets stuck in your head.

"I finally nailed Champagne Supernova, but it's a fucking earworm!"

"That damn song they keep playing, it's such and earworm!"

"I start a revolution from my bed, 'cause you said the brains I had went to my head!"

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earworm

It's at this time when your brain, gets really gives up and think of a song that you hate so much. This mostly happens when your doing something really important yet really boring so you think of one word and your brain will think of a song that you try to get rid since last week.

Teacher: Ok, there are food in the plastic bag. What is inside the plastic bag?

Guy: *hmmm plastic bag*

His brain: DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE A PLASTIC BAG DRIFTING THROUGH THE WIND WANTING TO START AGAIN!!!

Guy: GODDAMMIT, PLS STOP THE EARWORM!!!!

Teacher:earworm?