noun
- a song or tune that repeats persistently in one’s mind
- a small caterpillar that feeds on corn ears
Usage: informal
Usage: agricultural
Examples
- That pop song has been an earworm all day.
- I can’t get this earworm out of my head.
- The commercial jingle became a persistent earworm.
- She hummed the earworm while working.
- Farmers spray to control earworm damage.
- The earworm larvae destroyed several corn crops.
- Earworms can reduce corn yields significantly.