spoonerism

(spo̵̅o̅′nər iz′əm)

noun

an unintentional interchange of sounds, usually initial sounds, in two or more words (Ex.: “a well-boiled icicle” for “a well-oiled bicycle”)

Origin: after Rev. W. A. Spooner (1844-1930), of New College, Oxford, famous for such slips

See spoonerism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: After William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), British cleric and scholar

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