soramimi

noun
/sɔːɹəˈmiːmi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 空耳 (soramimi, “lit. air ear; mishearing; deafness”).

  1. borrowed from 空耳

Definitions

  1. A homophonic translation of a song lyric, typically humorous

    A homophonic translation of a song lyric, typically humorous; a mondegreen.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for soramimi. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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