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Ohrwurm

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Noun

der Ohrwurm

Pronunciation: /ˈoːrˌvʊrm/

earworm (a tune that pops up in one's memory all of the time)

C2 rank #10,193 plural Ohrwürmer

Meanings

Noun
  1. earworm (a tune that pops up in one's memory all of the time)
  2. earwig (any insect of the order Dermaptera)

Example sentence

Dieses Lied ist ein Ohrwurm.

This song is an earworm.

Word forms

singular der Ohrwurm
plural die Ohrwürmer

The four cases

Singular

Nominativeder Ohrwurm
Accusativeden Ohrwurm
Dativedem Ohrwurm
Genitivedes Ohrwurms

Plural

Nominativedie Ohrwürmer
Accusativedie Ohrwürmer
Dativeden Ohrwürmern
Genitiveder Ohrwürmer

Usage

  • einen Ohrwurm haben — to have a tune stuck in one's head; a figurative music use
  • der Ohrwurm im Garten — an earwig; the same noun also names an insect
Extra sentence

Die Melodie aus der Werbung wurde für ihn zum hartnäckigen Ohrwurm.

The tune from the advertisement became a persistent earworm for him.