Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index An earworm is a song stuck in one's head. The term was coined by James Kellaris, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati. The word is a literal translation of the German Ohrwurm, which is used with the same figurative meaning. Earworm is also short for corn earworm. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.