crash blossom

Meaning

Noun

• A sentence, often a news headline, that is subject to incorrect interpretation due to syntactic and/or lexical ambiguity.

Origin

• From a headline "Violinist linked to JAL crash blossoms". The author's intended interpretation is that the violinist who blossoms was linked to a plane crash (by her father having been on the plane). However, the sentence can also be interpreted to mean that the violinist was linked to something called a "crash blossom".