Definitions For Mondegreen

Noun

MONDEGREEN (plural MONDEGREENs) A form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase. from 1954 : Synonym: mishearing (rare) A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions.

Translations

Finnish: väärin kuuleminen German: Verhörer, m Indonesian: salah dengar Japanese: 空耳 (soramimi, sc=Jpan) Portuguese: Russian: ослы́шка, f

Etymology

in Harper's Magazine from a mishearing of a line in the Scottish ballad s:child's_ballads/181, the bonnie earl o' moray: “They have slain the Earl O' Moray, / And laid him on the green” (misheard as “Lady Mondegreen”).