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/ˈmɒndəɡɹiːn/ · noun
(linguistics) A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language..
Our report of a relative who, as a child, thought the classic version of the Lord's Prayer began "Our father, a chart in heaven, Harold be thy name" stated that this type of mistake is known as an eggcorn. A number of readers have suggested that instances like this in which a whole phrase rather than just a word is misheard, should be called mondegreens rather than eggcorns.
The title lyric ["Bei Mir Bistu Shein"], the only part of the original Yiddish preserved by Cahn, was a mondegreen waiting to happen—“My Mere Bits of Shame” and “My Beer, Mr. Shane” were among the earliest recorded mishearings—but the language barrier didn't […]
Use mondegreen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mondegreen means (linguistics) A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language..
Common synonyms include mishearing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Our report of a relative who, as a child, thought the classic version of the Lord's Prayer began "Our father, a chart in heaven, Harold be thy name" stated that this type of mistake is known as an eggcorn. A number of readers have suggested that instances like this in which a whole phrase rather than just a word is misheard, should be called mondegreens rather than eggcorns.
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