spoonerismˈspu nəˌrɪz əm
spoonerism (n)
- plural
- spoonerisms
English Definitions:
spoonerism (noun)
transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
spoonerism (Noun)
A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
Spoonerism
A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched, between two words in a phrase; for example saying "The Lord is a shoving leopard." instead of "The Lord is a loving shepherd.". While spoonerisms are commonly heard as slips of the tongue resulting from unintentionally getting one's words in a tangle, they can also be used intentionally as a play on words.
Spoonerism
A spoonerism is an occurrence in speech in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (see metathesis) between two words in a phrase. These are named after the Oxford don and ordained minister William Archibald Spooner, who reputedly did this. They were already in use by the 16th century by the author François Rabelais and called contrepèteries. In his novel Pantagruel, he wrote "femme folle à la messe et femme molle à la fesse" ("insane woman at mass, woman with flabby buttocks"). An example is saying "The Lord is a shoving leopard" instead of "The Lord is a loving shepherd" or "runny babbit" instead of "bunny rabbit." While spoonerisms are commonly heard as slips of the tongue, they can also be used intentionally as a play on words.
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