Etymology

soramimi

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Today it means: A homophonic translation of a song lyric, typically humorous; a mondegreen. Full definition →

Japanese 空耳
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from空耳“lit. air ear; mishearing; deafness”
  2. English todaysoramimi

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

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