miercuri, 28 ianuarie 2009

Just found out

earworm

(EER.wurm)
n.
A song or tune that repeats over and over inside a person's head. Also: ear-worm, ear worm.


Notes:


The term earworm is the literal English translation of the German word ohrwurm (see the earliest citation, below, for more). An earworm is also sometimes called a sticky tune or a cognitive itch. Subscriber Isa Mara Lando of Brazil tells me that in Portuguese they call it chiclete de ouvido, or ear chewing gum.



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