earworm (was Re: Secret OED files uncovered)

[George Thompson]

"Ear-worm" was discussed here, starting in March of '05, in a debate begun by JL.  It's where I first learned the word.

A while ago, I spent a couple of days with "When I'm behind the wheel of my merry Oldsmobile" running through my head.
I've got to stop listening to Bix Beiderbecke.

GAT

George A. Thompson
Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Sheidlower <jester at PANIX.COM>
Date: Friday, August 6, 2010 2:18 pm
Subject: Re: earworm (was Re: Secret OED files uncovered)
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

> On Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 02:10:42PM -0400, Mark Mandel wrote:
> > "Earworm" ("a catchy tune that frequently gets stuck in your head")
> not
> > suitable for OED?
>
> Just because a journalist says it doesn't mean that it's true.
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
>
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