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soramimi

/sɔːɹəˈmiːmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
so-rami-mi
IPA
/sɔːɹəˈmiːmi/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Questions

How do you pronounce soramimi?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɔːɹəˈmiːmi/.
What does soramimi mean?
A homophonic translation of a song lyric, typically humorous; a mondegreen.
Where does soramimi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce soramimi

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