MONDEGREEN


Meaning of MONDEGREEN in English

/mon"di green'/ , n.

a word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.

[ 1954; coined by American author S. Wright fr. the line laid him on the green, interpreted as Lady Mondegreen, in a Scottish ballad ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .