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brainworm
[ breyn-wurm ]
/ ˈbreɪnˌwɜrm /
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noun
a microscopic, parasitic roundworm that infests the brain of large hoofed animals, as deer.
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Origin of brainworm
1800–10
Words nearby brainworm
brain up, brainwash, brainwashing, brain wave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise, brak, brake
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How to use brainworm in a sentence
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.