spoon·er·ism (sp  n -r z m)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. [After William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), British cleric and scholar.] |
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]
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.
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| Noun | 1. | spoonerism - transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words slip of the tongue - an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
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spoonerism
n → lustiger Versprecher
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