spoonerism
Meaning of spoonerism
noun
a verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect, as in the sentence you have hissed the mystery lectures.
early 20th century: named after the Revd W. A. Spooner (1844–1930), an English scholar who reputedly made such errors in speaking.
Information about spoonerism
- It is a name.
- The plural form of spoonerism is: spoonerisms.
- Languages in which spoonerism is used:
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Hyphenation of spoonerism
spooner-ism
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- spoonerism is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with spoonerism
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