- A
mondegreen (/ˈmɒndɪˌɡriːn/) is a
mishearing or
misinterpretation of a
phrase in a way that
gives it a new meaning.
Mondegreens are most
often created...
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American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term "
mondegreen" in an
essay "The
Death of Lady
Mondegreen",
which was
published in Harper's
Magazine in November...
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Dylan Mondegreen (born Børge Sildnes) is a
Norwegian singer and songwriter. His
debut album,
While I Walk You Home, was
released in his
native country...
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other hand is a
substitution that
exhibits creativity or logic. A
mondegreen is a
misinterpretation of a word or phrase,
often within the
lyrics of...
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busillis [at the day of Busillis],
believing this was a
famous man. This
mondegreen has
since entered the literature; it
occurs in
Alessandro Manzoni's novel...
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leading to
initial speculation about the
possible meaning behind the
mondegreen word "fanute". The word has
become an
internet meme, used
ironically by...
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the
national anthem of the
United States. The
lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem
written by
Francis Scott...
- from Gish into a fan
booklet as "mayonnaise seas". The band
thought this
mondegreen was
funny and used "Mayonaise" [sic] as a
temporary song
title when recording...
- 2009, hardcover, 48 pp. N'Heures
Souris Rames Homophonic translation Mondegreen Phono-semantic
matching Reguennes (French: [ʁəɡɛn]) is a
contrived proper...
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Grove may be a place-name, a woman's name or nickname, or
possibly a
mondegreen. Doc
Watson helped po****rize "Shady Grove",
after presumably learning...
