Definition of mondegreen in English:

mondegreen

noun ˈmɒndəɡriːnˈmändəɡrēn

A misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's not a mondegreen because the mis-construal is not part of a song or poem or similar performance.
- Of course, you want to make sure that you don't become the victim of a mondegreen: that's a misheard lyric to you and me.
- So I listened to it several times, wondering if my perception of it might be a mondegreen.

Origin

1950s: from Lady Mondegreen, a misinterpretation of the phrase laid him on the green, from the traditional ballad ‘The Bonny Earl of Murray’.

Definition of mondegreen in US English:

mondegreen

nounˈmändəɡrēn

A misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song.
Example sentencesExamples
- So I listened to it several times, wondering if my perception of it might be a mondegreen.
- Of course, you want to make sure that you don't become the victim of a mondegreen: that's a misheard lyric to you and me.
- It's not a mondegreen because the mis-construal is not part of a song or poem or similar performance.

Origin

1950s: from Lady Mondegreen, a misinterpretation of the phrase laid him on the green, from the traditional ballad ‘The Bonny Earl of Murray’.

单词	mondegreen
释义	Definition of mondegreen in English: mondegreen noun ˈmɒndəɡriːnˈmändəɡrēn A misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song. Example sentencesExamples It's not a mondegreen because the mis-construal is not part of a song or poem or similar performance. Of course, you want to make sure that you don't become the victim of a mondegreen: that's a misheard lyric to you and me. So I listened to it several times, wondering if my perception of it might be a mondegreen. Origin 1950s: from Lady Mondegreen, a misinterpretation of the phrase laid him on the green, from the traditional ballad ‘The Bonny Earl of Murray’. Definition of mondegreen in US English: mondegreen nounˈmändəɡrēn A misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song. Example sentencesExamples So I listened to it several times, wondering if my perception of it might be a mondegreen. Of course, you want to make sure that you don't become the victim of a mondegreen: that's a misheard lyric to you and me. It's not a mondegreen because the mis-construal is not part of a song or poem or similar performance. Origin 1950s: from Lady Mondegreen, a misinterpretation of the phrase laid him on the green, from the traditional ballad ‘The Bonny Earl of Murray’.
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