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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/RedHal on 2026-03-31 19:25:16+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the word “mondegreen”, meaning “misheard lyrics” was actually coined in 1964 by Sylvia Wright, who misheard the lyrics from a Scottish Ballad, interpreting “laid him on the green” as “Lady Mondegreen”.