Usually means: Obsessive thought hard to dismiss.
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  1. brainworm: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Brainworm: Wordnik
  3. brainworm: Wiktionary
  4. brainworm: Dictionary.com
  5. Brainworm: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. brainworm: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Brainworm: Encyclopedia

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  1. Brainworm: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (brainworm)

noun:  A neurotropic nematode parasite (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis).
noun:  (science fiction) Any parasitic, worm-like species that inhabits the brain of another organism, typically altering its behaviour or giving it special abilities.
noun:  (figurative, informal) A song or melody that keeps playing inside of one's mind.
noun:  (figurative, slang, sometimes derogatory) A persistent delusion or obsession; a deeply-ingrained or unquestioned idea.
noun:  (4chan /lgbt/ slang) An intrusive, unwanted, internalized transphobic or invalidating thought or belief.

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