Word of the Day

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Sorry it's late, my computer had a nervous breakdown... 

Write us something using the word of the day and post in the comments.

Mondegreen

[män-də-ˌgrēn]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: english, 1950s

• A word or phrase inspired by misheard language
• A made-up lyric or line that replaces a song's real words

Examples of Mondegreen in a sentence

• Singing along with Hendrix, she belted out the mondegreen "Excuse me while I kiss this guy."
• He raps so quickly that his fans know only mondegreens rather than the true words of his songs.

About Mondegreen

The idea of a mondegreen came into the public eye in 2014, when pop superstar Taylor Swift released her number-one hit “Blank Space.” Infamously, millions of fans heard her utter the phrase “All the lonely Starbucks lovers,” which was actually “Got a long list of ex-lovers.” Swift, along with the coffee chain in question, poked fun at the mondegreen on Twitter.

Did you Know?

The word mondegreen is actually the result of a mondegreen itself. It stems from the misinterpretation of an old Scottish ballad lyric, "laid him on the green," which became "Lady Mondegreen."

Comments

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Starting a new character today - so 50 words of the day for Napoleon Solo....

Napoleon Solo was humming and singing the words to a new song he heard on the radio this morning, "Louie, Louie" by the Kingsmen. He liked the music despite it being rock and roll. The lyrics however gave him pause. "Louie Louie, oh baby, me gonna snow" he tapped his fingers on his desk..."Me see you naked, the moon above".
Illya Kuryakin had enough, taking his glasses off he glared at Napoleon, "Really, if you insist on singing a song please don't use mondegreen lyrics!"
"What?" Napoleon was confused.