- 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...
- of the tongue, but
psychoanalytic theory also
embraces misreadings,
mishearings, mistypings,
temporary forgettings, and the
mislaying and
losing of objects...
-
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...
- 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...
- lecture's coverage) and for the
audience (especially when an
audience member mishears or
misunderstands the
verbal component).
Generally in presentations, the...
- do you all look like you have your
knickers in a bunch?" but
everyone mishears "knickers" as "****s". She
lifts her
skirt to
explain that "knickers"...
- wife of
elderly business mogul Ben Rand. When she asks him his name she
mishears "Chance, the gardener" as "Chauncey Gardiner". Eve
brings Chance to their...
-
Operation Pike
Western betrayal Why Die for Danzig?
Perhaps because of
mishearing or a mistranslation,
French journalist Roland Dorgelès or
other French...
- goes
around carrying a
message that p****es
around to each
sibling who
mishear it
because of them
being distracted and it
coming out in
different orders...
- but they have
similar meanings and pronunciations,
therefore liable to
mishearing and misunderstanding.
Several famous place names,
including those of ****an...
