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Meanings of brainworm in English

A part of a song that repeats itself in one's mind when the brain is idle or semi-idle.

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Examples for "earworm"
Examples for "earworm"
1
Everything that is right about Formation The earworm that just won't quit.
The Irish Times
2
That metronomic 2006 earworm triggers the biggest cheer of the night.
The Guardian
3
Like some piece of music that turns into an earworm.
End of Watch
4
We all know that the best way to defeat an earworm is to embrace it.
The South African
5
The chorus is a jolly little earworm, one you'll find yourself humming without even noticing.
The Irish Times
1
To make a scene stick, like a catchy song on the radio?
Reuters
2
The Peruvians did not have a dance or a catchy song like Mexico's Cielito Lindo.
The Guardian
3
I like a good catchy song as much as anybody else, but I'm a lyrics girl.
Reuters
4
Like I said, catchy song.
Black is the new white
5
But in Austin's words, the greeting wraps its legs around a slinky hook and a very tuneful, catchy song appears.
Ebony
1
What does it take to make a catchy tune that you can't stop singing?
The Guardian
2
There's a jolly catchy tune to it, which has rung in my head ever since.
Michael
3
A catchy tune is not sufficient in itself.
Writing for Vaudeville
4
A catchy tune which refuses to go away.
The South African
5
Then the humming turned into this catchy tune.
Reuters