Today's Word "Mondegreen"
Published in Vocabulary
mondegreen \MON-di-green\ (noun) - A word or phrase resulting from mishearing a word or phrase.
"For years Peter had questioned the sexual orientation of Hendrix, all due to the honest mondegreen of confusing ''Scuse me while I kiss this guy,' for ''Scuse me while I kiss the sky."
Coined by American author Sylvia Wright from the line "laid him on the green," interpreted as "Lady Mondegreen," in the Scottish ballad "The Bonny Earl of Murray."
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