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English
Category:English eponyms
Etymology
Named after the w:William Archibald Spooner|Reverend W. A. Spooner (1844-1930), who is supposed to have habitually made such slip-ups.
Pronunciation
spoÍ�onʹÉ�rÄzÉ�m, /<tt>"spu:n@rIz@m</tt>/
IPA|/�spu�n�rɪz�m/
audio|en-us-spoonerism.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
wikipedia
en-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
Danish:bakke snagvendt
Finnish: sananmuunnokset
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French: contrepèterie f
German: Schüttelreim
Category:English nouns ending in -ism
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