Usually means: Misheard lyrics or phrases misunderstood.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word mondegreen:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. mondegreen: Merriam-Webster
  2. mondegreen: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. mondegreen: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. mondegreen: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Mondegreen: Wordnik
  6. mondegreen: Wiktionary
  7. mondegreen: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. mondegreen: Dictionary.com
  9. Mondegreen: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. mondegreen: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  11. mondegreen: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. mondegreen: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. mondegreen, mondegreen: A Word A Day
  2. mondegreen: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. mondegreen: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  (linguistics) A form of (possibly intentional) error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase, possibly in a different language.
noun:  (rare) A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions.

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