Mondegreen:
[man-de-gren]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: English,
1950s
1. A word or phrase
inspired by misheard language
2. A made-up lyric or
line that replaces a song’s real words
Examples used in a sentence:
1. Singing along with
Hendrix, she belted out the mondegreen “Excuse me while I kiss this
guy.”
2. He raps so quickly
that his fans know only mondegreens rather than the true words of his
songs.
About Mondegreen
The idea of a mondegreen came into the public eye in 2014,
when pop superstar Taylor Swift released her number-one hit “Blank Space.” Infamously, millions of fans heard her utter
the phrase “All the lonely Starbucks lovers,” which was actually “Got a long
list of ex-lovers.” Swift, along with
the coffee chain in question, poked fun at the mondegreen on Twitter.
Did You Know?
The word mondegreen is actually the result of a mondegreen
itself. It stems from the
misinterpretation of an old Scottish ballad lyric, “laid him on the green,”
which became “Lady Mondegreen.”
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