- A
mondegreen (/ˈmɒndɪˌɡriːn/ ) is a
mishearing or
misinterpretation of a
phrase in a way that
gives it a new meaning.
Mondegreens are most
often created...
- An
eggcorn is the
alteration of a word or
phrase through the
mishearing or
reinterpretation of one or more of its elements,
creating a new
phrase which...
-
millions of
users and
inspired the
creation of the meme "Bing Chilling", a
mishearing of bīngqílín (冰淇淋),
which means ice
cream and is said
repeatedly in the...
- of the tongue, but
psychoanalytic theory also
embraces misreadings,
mishearings, mistypings,
temporary forgettings, and the
mislaying and
losing of objects...
- but they have
similar meanings and pronunciations,
therefore liable to
mishearing and misunderstanding.
Several famous place names,
including those of ****an...
- an
incorrect word in
place of a word that
sounds similar Mondegreen –
mishearing or
misinterpretation of a
phrase as a
result of near-homophony Nonsense...
- the BBC
transcribed Bush's
greeting as "Yo, Blair", but this is a
clear mishearing: see
Great Political Myths Archived 25
February 2024 at the
Wayback Machine...
- of "Szeged goulash" on
international menus is
likely the
result of a
mishearing of the name "Székely goulash" in Vienna. Alternatively, the name may suggest...
-
American linguist who
taught at UCLA. She
studied slips of the tongue,
mishearing, and
other speech errors,
which she
applied to phonology, the
study of...
- 26 May.
McCartney has said that the idea for the
title came from his
mishearing Evans asking for "salt and pepper" over a meal. The
Beatles had often...
