spoonerism

spoon·er·ism  (spn-rzm)

n.

A transposition of sounds of two or more words, especially a ludicrous one, such as Let me sew you to your sheet for Let me show you to your seat.

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[After William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), British cleric and scholar.]

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spoonerism [ˈspuːnəˌrɪzəm]

n

(Linguistics) the transposition of the initial consonants or consonant clusters of a pair of words, often resulting in an amusing ambiguity of meaning, such as hush my brat for brush my hat

[named after W. A. Spooner (1844-1930), English clergyman renowned for slips of this kind]

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Spoonerism

the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as “queer dean” for “dear Queen.” [After the Rev. W. A. Spooner, 1844-1930, noted for such slips.] — spoonerize, v.

See also: Language

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spoonerism - transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words slip of the tongue - an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

Translations

spoonerism [ˈspuːnərɪzəm] N → trastrueque m verbal, trastrueque m de palabras

spoonerism

n → lustiger Versprecher