Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ear rape

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
ear rape
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Highly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang; Uncountable

noun

An act of deliberately increasing the volume of the audio of music, often for humorous effect.

Humorous; Offensive; Slang; Uncountable

noun

An instance of a highly unpleasant audio or song.

Countable; Derogatory; Slang

verb

To be exposed to loud, unpleasant audio.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

Etymology

From ear + rape, metaphorically referring to an unwanted assault on the listener's ears.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

ear rapes (plural) ear-rape (alternative) earrape (alternative) ear rapes (present, singular) ear raping (participle, present) ear raped (participle, past) ear raped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

eyerape

Synonyms

cacophony

Questions

What does ear rape mean?
Highly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music.
Where does ear rape come from?
From ear + rape, metaphorically referring to an unwanted assault on the listener's ears.

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