ear-rape

A form of ear rape — Highly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music.

Meanings

nounear-rape (countable and uncountable, plural ear-rapes)

plural ear-rapes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of ear rape.

    Sonymad's grunting exceeded far beyond ear-rape level, and even Birchley's ears started to ring.

    2013, Jordan Nelson, Brisget Avina, Briskot's Battle with Evil Obama, →ISBN
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    Moving away from his usual sonic ear-rape in order to step into the steamy, dreamy world of ambient, dronescaping sound.

    1999 April 10, Revolver USA/Midheaven Mailorder, “promo: R E V O L V E R USA/M I D H E A V E N mailorder NewReleases: Week of 4/12/99”, in alt.music.independent (Usenet)

    The sound system was committing ear-rape, but the marijuana smoke was so dense I was enjoying a contact high, which sort of evened things up.

    2002, Nancy Newman, Disturbing the Peace, →ISBN, page 188

    A band exploded onstage, a massive ear-rape of guitars that Remington could feel throbbing in her rib cage.

    2015, Gil Reavill, 13 Stolen Girls: A Layla Remington Mystery, →ISBN
verbear-rape (third-person singular simple present ear-rapes, present participle ear-raping, simple past and past participle ear-raped)

present singular third person ear-rapes · participle present ear-raping · participle past ear-raped · past ear-raped

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ear rape.
Cite this entry
APA

ear-rape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-rape

MLA

“ear-rape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-rape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear-rape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-rape.

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