brainworm

[ breyn-wurm ]

noun

1. a microscopic, parasitic roundworm that infests the brain of large hoofed animals, as deer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brainworm¹

1800–10

Example Sentences

These are the same bad-faith brainworms whose only relevancy is mined from performative bloviating and chest pumping to score points in this fictional war on culture.

From The Daily Beast