The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Festina_lente123 on 2025-01-27 19:22:36.

Original Title: TIL about the term ‘mondegreen,’ it is when you mishear or misinterpret a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. It is most common when people mishear song lyrics. It was named by writer Sylvia Wright who misheard the words “laid him on the green” in a Scottish ballad as “Lady Mondegreen”.