earworms
Songs on repeat
An earworm is a catchy piece of music that is easy to remember and that people like to sing or hum.
When people use the word earworm they are usually talking about a song that they themselves have stuck in their head that they can’t get rid of.
Easy to remember
- stuckUnable to move
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- jingleBrief advertising melody
hook · loop · annoying · involuntary · infectious · tune · chorus · refrain
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- maggotsLarval flies
- infestationPest takeover situation
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
insect · tropical · screwworm · flesh-eating · veterinary · livestock · wound · canal
catchy
Easy to remember
- stuckUnable to move
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
jingle · hook · loop · annoying · involuntary · infectious · tune · chorus · refrain · advertising
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- maggotsLarval flies
- infestationPest takeover situation
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
parasite · insect · tropical · screwworm · flesh-eating · veterinary · livestock · wound · canal · auditory
- songssong, songs, tune, folk ballads, melody
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- radio hitsradio hits, radio singles, radio airplay, airplay, Top 40
- pop genrespop, pop songs, pop music, bubblegum pop, teen pop
- Sound Memoryverbal memory, word recall, jingles, sound effects, ringtones
- music cognitionpitch recognition, consonance, dissonance, absolute pitch, perfect pitch
earwormsbackground music
Audio meant to accompany
elevator music · muzak · white noise · ambient noise · ambient sound