earbud

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English

Charging case with Bluetooth earbuds below.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈiɹ.bʌd/
  • Hyphenation: ear‧bud

Noun

earbud (plural earbuds)

  1. A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.
    • 2018 November 27, April Wolfe, “Anna And The Apocalypse is a Holiday-horror Cocktail of Singing, Maiming, and Clichés”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 4 November 2019:
      Both have ears plugged with earbuds, delightfully oblivious to the mayhem and destruction unfolding in the background of every shot: fire, car crashes, brain-hungry zombies!
  2. Alternative form of ear bud.

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