MONDEGREEN

Mondegreen

A mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase as a result of near-homophony, in a way that gives it a new meaning. It most commonly is applied to a line in a poem or a lyric in a song. American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term in her essay "The Death of Lady Mondegreen," published in Harper's Magazine in November 1954.

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mondegreen

Noun

  1. A form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase
  2. A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions.


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