![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kids should be entitled to an auditory mistake every now and then (i.e. Here’s the definition: “A misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song.”Īpparently, the term originated with American writer Sylvia Wright, who coined it in 1954 when writing about how when she was a girl listening to her mother recite “The Bonny Earl of Murray” (from Percy’s Reliques), she misheard “layd him on the green” as “Lady Mondegreen.” ![]()
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