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mondegreen

[ mon-di-green ]

noun

  1. a word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of another word or phrase, especially in a song or poem.


mondegreen

/ ˈmɒndɪˌɡriːn /

noun

  1. a word or phrase that is misinterpreted as another word or phrase, usually with an amusing result
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mondegreen1

Coined by Sylvia Wright, U.S. writer, in 1954; from the line laid him on the green, interpreted as Lady Mondegreen, in a Scottish ballad
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mondegreen1

C20: from the Scottish ballad `The Bonny Earl of Murray', in which the line laid him on the green can be misheard as Lady Mondegreen

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