Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words Mind full of tunes
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Great question Larry!
As far as I know there is no word for this in English. German has the noun, 'ein Ohrwurm' (literally an earworm), which can either be a hook, ear candy or simply a catchy tune. But one can also have an 'Ohrwurm', i.e. be stuck with a certain song or musical phrase on one's mind. I believe French has a similar meaning word too (BelM please confirm).
Wait for others to chime in [sic], but otherwise I think you can start coming up with your own neologism.
BTW, we all bid you welcome.
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,415Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 717 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 24
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,586tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,922Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org