brainworm
Idea that consumes
A brainworm is a thought, phrase, or piece of media that lodges in the mind and won't leave—an idea that feels parasitic, burrowing in and reproducing itself.
The term often describes obsessive thoughts or opinions absorbed from excessive internet use: Twitter gave me brainworms.
Sometimes used for catchy songs that won't stop playing in your head, though earworm is more common for that sense.
Inescapable catchy melody
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- viralSpreading quickly online
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
repetitive · stuck · nagging · persistent · intrusive · meme · internet · slang
Threadlike parasitic worm
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
moose · elk · caribou · snail · slug · gastropod · mollusk · life-cycle
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
dendrite · myelin · cerebellum · hippocampus · brainstem · encephalon · glia · neuroanatomy
earworm
Inescapable catchy melody
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- viralSpreading quickly online
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
fixation · repetitive · stuck · nagging · persistent · intrusive · meme · internet · slang · idea
nematode
Threadlike parasitic worm
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
deer · moose · elk · caribou · snail · slug · gastropod · mollusk · life-cycle · transmission
neuron
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
axon · dendrite · myelin · cerebellum · hippocampus · brainstem · encephalon · glia · neuroanatomy · cognition
- deer ailmentsprion disease, wasting syndrome, lungworm, lungworms, liver fluke
brainwormmental clarity
Sharpness of thought
clear thinking · sound mind · sharp mind · cognitive health · right mind
brain, worm, brains, worms, brained, brainy, brainless, brainpower, brainstorm