What is an example of a mondegreen?
Mondegreens expanded as a phenomenon with radio, and, especially, the growth of rock and roll (and even more so with rap). Amongst the most-reported examples are: "There's a bathroom on the right" (the line at the end of each verse of "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival: "There's a bad moon on the rise").
How do you use mondegreen in a sentence?
Mondegreen in a Sentence 🔉
- Singing the incorrect lyrics, the girl belted out a mondegreen into the microphone.
- Even though Chris thought he knew the song lyrics, the word “feel” was a mondegreen for the word “field”.
- A mondegreen usually comes from phrases or lyrics that are misunderstood.