Meanings
plural worms on a string
- InternetSynonym of squirmleFirst known use 2010s
The Worm On A String has popped up in Reddit meme communities over the last couple of years, but recently it’s infiltrated Twitter. And it looks like people can’t get enough of it.
2018 September 11, Brittany Vincent, “People have a strange new obsession with this Worm On A String toy”, in Daily Dot, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2018Synonyms: squirmle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of squirmle
Origin
Popularized as an Internet meme in 2019 on social media platforms.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
worm on a string. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20on%20a%20string
“worm on a string.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20on%20a%20string. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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