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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'spoonerism' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions spoonerism noun  A phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are accidentally transposed. The spoonerism "The queer old dean" (instead of "the dear old Queen") is attributed to Rev. Spooner. Translations:  French: contrepèterie German: Schí¼ttelreim Etymology: Named after the w:William Archibald Spooner, Reverend W. A. Spooner (1844-1930), who is supposed to have habitually made such slip-ups.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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