Meanings
nounearbud (plural earbuds)
plural earbuds
- A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems.
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!
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 04 Nov 2019 - alternativeAlternative form of ear bud.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 耳塞式耳機 /耳塞式耳机
- 耳塞式耳機 /耳塞式耳机small earphone
Dutch oortje, oordopje
- oortjesmall earphone
- oordopjesmall earphone
- oortelefoonsmall earphone
Finnish korvanappi, nappikuuloke
- korvanappismall earphone
- nappikuulokesmall earphone
French écouteur
- écouteursmall earphone
German In-Ohr-Kopfhörer
- In-Ohr-Kopfhörersmall earphone
Japanese イヤホン
- イヤホンsmall earphone
Polish słuchawka douszna
- słuchawka dousznasmall earphone
Portuguese fone de ouvido, fone
- fone de ouvidosmall earphone
- fonesmall earphone
Spanish pinganillo, audífono intraaural
- pinganillosmall earphone
- audífono intraauralsmall earphone
- intraauricularsmall earphone
Swedish öronsnäcka
- öronsnäckasmall earphone
Turkish kulak içi kulaklık
- kulak içi kulaklıksmall earphone
Vietnamese tai nghe, tai nghe không dây
- tai nghesmall earphone
- tai nghe không dâysmall earphone
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Cite this entry
APA
earbud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earbud
MLA
“earbud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earbud. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earbud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earbud.
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