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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RedHal on 2026-03-31 19:25:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the word "mondegreen", meaning "misheard lyrics" was actually coined in 1964 by Sylvia Wright, who misheard the lyrics from a Scottish Ballad, interpreting "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen".

 
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NapalmBurns on 2025-06-13 16:05:02+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of Lady Mondegreen - a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. An example would be Jimi Hendrix's song "Purple Haze", where many, instead of the line "kiss the sky" mishear Jimi singing "kiss this guy"