Audio that sounds terrible
Earrape is a term that describes audio that is so bad, it feels like it’s attacking your ears. This could be music or spoken words that are so terrible in quality; they become hard to listen to.
This term is often used on social media platforms and online forums such as TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube. Here, users might share deliberately distorted and loud audio to surprise others. This is a prank similar to the infamous rickrolling.
Not just restricted to distorted audio, earrape can also refer to music from a band or artist that is considered awful by many. For instance, some people who dislike the music of bands like Coldplay or Linkin Park might describe their songs as earrape.
The term earrape first came around on the website YTMND in 2005. A user commented that a particularly bad song felt like an assault on their ears. Since then, the word has been used to describe any audio that is unpleasant to listen to. Some people even create earrape intentionally to shock or prank others.
Example for using ‘Earrape’ in a conversation
Hey, have you heard that new remix?
Yeah, I listened to it. It was so loud and distorted, it felt like earrape! 🙉
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