Definitions For Mondegreen

Noun

{{examples, sense=mishearing, “The ants are my friends, blowin’ in the wind.” (“The answer, my friend, is...”) from w:bob dylan, bob dylan's “w:blowin'_in_the_wind, blowin' in the wind.” “There's a bathroom on the right” (“There's a bad moon on the rise”) from w:creedence clearwater revival, creedence clearwater revival's “w:bad_moon_rising_(song), bad moon rising.” “'Scuse me while I kiss this guy” (“'Scuse me while I kiss the sky”) from w:jimi hendrix, jimi hendrix's “w:purple_haze_(song), purple haze.” “Andy walks with me…” (“And He walks with me…”) from the hymn “In The Garden” “Our Father, Who art in Heaven, Harold be Thy name…” (“…hallowed be thy name…”) from the w:lord's prayer, lord’s prayer}} 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: {{t-needed, pt}} Russian: ослы́шка, f

Etymology

{{coin, en, Sylvia Wright, w=-, in=1954, nat=American, occ=author and editor, nobycat=1}} in Harper's Magazine{{cite-journal }} 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”).