Meanings
nounear candy (uncountable)
- UScolloquialuncountableentertainmentLight popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance.
Mumba's music is ear candy: it crunches, it bubbles, it melts in the mouth.
2000 November 27, Christopher John Farley, “Irish Spring”, in Time, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 20141 more example
I wanted it to just be something fun to listen to, like ear candy. I think that's what we got.
2013, Mathew Klickstein, quoting Rachel Sweet, Slimed!, Penguin, →ISBN, page 129Synonyms: muzak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLight popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance.
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Origin
Likely analogous to eye candy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish korvakarkki, hissimusiikki
- korvakarkkilight popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance
- hissimusiikkilight popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance
Polish muzyka dla czyichś uszu
- muzyka dla czyichś uszulight popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance
Swedish örongodis
- örongodislight popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance
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“ear candy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20candy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear candy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20candy.
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