spoonerism
spoonerism
Definition
spoon·er·ism (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”)
Etymology: after Rev. W. A. Spooner (1844-1930), of New College, Oxford, famous for such slips
Browse dictionary entries near spoonerism
- spoonbill
- spoon-feed
- spoon bread
- spoon
- spool
- spooky
- spook
- spoofing
- spoof
- spontoon
- spoonful
- spoony
- spoor
- Sporades
- sporadic
- sporangium
- spore
- spore case
- spore fruit
- spore mother cell
