Mondegreen

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Linguistic phenomenon
gptkbp:category gptkb:Linguistics
Humor
Miscommunication
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:poetry
Song lyrics
gptkbp:defines A mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning
gptkbp:etymology Coined by Sylvia Wright in 1954
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mondegreen
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableExample 'Excuse me while I kiss this guy' (misheard from 'Excuse me while I kiss the sky')
gptkbp:origin From mishearing the lyric 'laid him on the green' as 'Lady Mondegreen'
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Eggcorn
Malapropism
Spoonerism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Odd_Blood
gptkb:The_Collectress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7