Definition of Mondegreen

a word that results from the mishearing of something said or sung out loud

Examples of Mondegreen in a sentence

Singing the incorrect lyrics, the girl belted out a mondegreen into the microphone.  🔊

Even though Chris thought he knew the song lyrics, the word “feel” was a mondegreen for the word “field”.  🔊

A mondegreen usually comes from phrases or lyrics that are misunderstood.  🔊

During the reading of the poem, the listener mumbled a mondegreen that was different than what was spoken.  🔊

Repeating the mondegreen over and over, the musician always confused the words in his song.  🔊

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