What are Mondegreens, and who coined the term?

Gnomon

Mondegreens are words of songs that you always hear the wrong way. I don't know who coined the term, but it comes from mishearing "laid them on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen". Dec 20 03, 5:33 PM

shady shaker

The term was coined in 1954 by Sylvia Wright. (www.physics.ohio-state.edu) Dec 20 03, 5:42 PM

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