Definitions

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  • noun A sense of pleasure derived from listening to something, particularly music.
  • noun A sense of pleasure derived from physical stimulation of the earlobe or ear canal.

Etymologies

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ear +‎ -gasm

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Examples

  • I've yet to find a convincing way to convey the "eargasm" you get when a piece of music breaks you out in goosebumps, for instance, or the moment of creation when, as a composer, everything comes together just right.

    Neth Space Neth 2006

  • I've yet to find a convincing way to convey the "eargasm" you get when a piece of music breaks you out in goosebumps, for instance, or the moment of creation when, as a composer, everything comes together just right.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Neth 2006

  • Mamma's Place is not only an eargasm - it is multiple eargasms!

    Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton 2010

  • A few recommendations for this weekend's upcoming eargasm

    Baltimore City Paper 2010

  • Thankfully Lamborghini has given us this clip that forcefully gives us an eargasm, eyegasm and every other type of

    Jalopnik 2009

  • Thankfully Lamborghini has given us this clip that forcefully gives us an eargasm, eyegasm and every other type of

    Jalopnik 2009

  • Okay, I'm going to put on my 4.0 surround version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond right now for at much-needed eargasm.

    Popular Posts Across MetaFilter 2009

  • I’m really proud though, that as well as ‘tea’, one of the most frequently used words at Playful ‘09 was ‘eargasm’.

    Famous Last Words 2009

  • So slapping the epic flows of Biggie on top instead basically fulfills a semester’s worth of aural foreplay with a big ‘ol eargasm. cleek Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Awesome Mashup 2010

  • 7: Long before the whole musicworld started getting Duffy on us, these girls already showed us how to do a 50 / 60's inspired pop-eargasm.

    unknown title 2009

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