spoonerism

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Pronunciation

• enPR: spo͞onʹərĭzəm, IPA: /ˈspuːnəɹɪzəm/

Noun

spoonerism (plural spoonerisms)

1. A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.

   The spoonerism "The queer old dean" (instead of "the dear old Queen") is attributed to Rev. Spooner.

Synonyms

• marrowsky

Related terms

• spooneristic

Translations

• French: contrepèterie, contrepet
• Portuguese: trocadilho, spoonerismo
• Russian: спунери́зм
• Spanish: espunerismo, espunerismos

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