This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Olshansk on 2024-10-26 01:41:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of the “Mondegreen” phenomenon: A mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. It was coined in 1954 when the words “laid him on the green” were misinterpreted as “Lady Mondegreen”.