Word of the Day for Monday, February 1, 2010
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mondegreen \MON-di-green\, noun:
mondegreen \MON-di-green\, noun:
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A word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.
A word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.
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Clearly the biggest mondegreen resulting from the B.O.'s election campaign was from his "Change" slogan; the change the electorate thought they heard the B.O. talking about was not the change that he gave them!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Mondegreen was coined by Sylvia Wright, US writer, from the line laid him on the green, interpreted as Lady Mondegreen, in a Scottish ballad.
Mondegreen was coined by Sylvia Wright, US writer, from the line laid him on the green, interpreted as Lady Mondegreen, in a Scottish ballad.
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