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TIL of Lady Mondegreen - a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. An example would be Jimi Hendrix's song "Purple Haze", where many, instead of the line "kiss the sky" mishear Jimi singing "kiss this guy"

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