earbuds

noun

Tiny earphones that sit inside the ear, used for listening to music or calls from portable devices.

Example sentences

“She put in her earbuds and listened to a podcast on the train.”
“I always lose one of my earbuds at the bottom of my bag.”

An American coinage distinguishing in-ear listening from over-ear 'headphones'. Nearly always plural.

Synonyms for earbuds

earphones

Related words

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