Noun

{{examples-right, sense=mishearing, * “The ants are my friends, blowin’ in the wind.” (“The answer, my friend, is...”) from .” * “There's a bathroom on the right” (“There's a bad moon on the rise”) from .” * “'Scuse me while I kiss this guy” (“'Scuse me while I kiss the sky”) from .” * “Andy walks with me…” (“And He walks with me…”) from the hymn “In The Garden” * “Our Father, Who art in Heaven, Harold be Thy name…” (“…hallowed be thy name…”) from the }} (en noun)

A form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase

(rare) A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions.