亚洲网紅露点

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earworm

1

[ eer-wurm ]

noun

  1. a tune or part of a song that repeats in one鈥檚 mind.


verb (used with object)

  1. to work (itself or its way) into a person鈥檚 mind:

    The Pepsi jingles have earwormed their way into my head.

earworm

2

[ eer-wurm ]

earworm

/ 藞瑟蓹藢飞蓽藧尘 /

noun

  1. informal.
    an irritatingly catchy tune
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of earworm1

First recorded in 1980鈥85; loan translation of German Ohrwurm 鈥渃atchy tune, earwig鈥

Origin of earworm2

First recorded in 1880鈥85; ear 2( def ) + worm ( def ) (in the sense 鈥渟mall creeping animal鈥)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of earworm1

C20: from German Ohrwurm earwig
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With party hits like the earworm 鈥淢usty鈥 and 鈥淣un Major鈥檚鈥 subtle flex, they helped popularize a new spin of West Coast rap with danceable trap beats.

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Nonetheless, he created earworms like the horn-powered 鈥渉ello!鈥 and the hypnotic 鈥渇orever&more,鈥 which individually have around 50 million Spotify streams.

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As people across the globe participate in various dance trends and create memes, the duo successfully crafted one of the catchiest and most danceable earworms of the year.

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The earworms in the soundtrack "cluster neatly around entwined themes: spreading your wings versus the tug of homesickness; finding your path but daring also to lose it", he wrote.

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But this seemingly simple request is steeped in cultural tradition, notable in narrative context and, given its catchy hook, likely to become Disney鈥檚 next inescapable earworm.

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