ear worms
Mental music loops
An ear worm is a catchy piece of music that gets stuck in your head, repeating involuntarily: I've had that jingle as an ear worm all day.
The phenomenon is nearly universal—fragments of songs loop mentally for hours or days.
Also spelled as one word: earworm.
- catchyEasy to remember
- catchy tuneMemorable, repeating melody
- memorableWorth holding onto
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- intrusive thoughtsInvoluntary disturbing mental content
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ear wormselevator music
Inoffensive ambient background audio
muzak · background music · background noise · incidental music · hold music
ear wormsatonal music
Music without key
ambient music · free jazz · noise music · experimental music
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