# Lyric Technique Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-technique-question/560348>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 11, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-technique-question/560348 "2010-11-11T20:00:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-technique-question/560348/1 "2010-11-11T20:00:49Z")

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Is there a word or phrase that can be used to describe those fake rhymes?

You know where they say the first line and end it with a word that has a very obvious other word that would rhyme with it. Then during the second line, they pause right before the very obvious other word for emphasis then blow your mind with a different word that means the same thing but doesn’t rhyme with the last word of the first line.

Something like,

Dad said mow the grass,  
but I didn’t so he kicked my… butt!

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyric-technique-question/560348/2 "2010-11-11T21:17:50Z")

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