mondegreen
Meanings
Plural: mondegreens
Noun
- A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language.
- A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions.
Origin / Etymology
Coined by American journalist and editor Sylvia Wright in 1954 in Harper's Magazine from mishearing a line in the Scottish ballad The Bonnie Earl o' Moray: “They have slain the Earl o' Moray, / And laid him on the green”, the second line being misheard as, “And Lady Mondegreen”.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
mondegreen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmondegreen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mondegreen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
mondegreen is a valid Words With Friends word