The supposedly foul-mouthed incident is being compared to "Yanny or Laurel," a debate that raged through workplaces in May.
After listening to a short audio clip, 53 per cent of listeners claimed to have heard the name Laurel spoken, while 47 per cent heard Yanny.
Social media was alight with opinions on the Sesame Street matter.
Twitter user @JaninaLibrarian said Grover's distinctive accent was being misunderstood.
"As much as I want to believe that Grover swore, as somebody who's watched A LOT of @sesamestreet in the last 3 years, I'm very familiar with his speech patterns and he's saying 'sounds like'," she wrote.
User @Skivvies2, however, was unconvinced, because neither the show nor the network have commented.
"It's telling that Sesame Street has not reacted yet," Skivvies tweeted.
Meanwhile, @joemasonwrites was simply concerned about Grover's professional future.
"I hope sesame street doesn't fire Grover. One mistake shouldn't define a monster's career," he said.