eargasm

English

Etymology

ear +‎ -gasm

Noun

eargasm (plural eargasms)

1. A sense of pleasure derived from listening to something, particularly music.
   • 1976, M. Cordell Thompson, "New York Beat", Jet, 25 March 1976:

     One lady in the audience said that when Robinson sings she just sits in her chair and has multiple "eargasms."

2. A sense of pleasure derived from physical stimulation of the earlobe or ear canal, such as when using a Q-Tip to clean the ear.
   • 2006, Kevin Cook, "Are You a Clean Freak?", Men's Health, April 2006:

     A sucker for the Q-tip eargasm, I scoffed at the warning on the box: "Do not use swab in ear canal."

Quotations

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Anagrams

• Ramages