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spoonerism
English
Etymology
Spooner +? -ism, named after Oxford don Reverend W. A. Spooner (1844–1930), who is supposed to have habitually made such slip-ups.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spu?n???z?m/, enPR: spo?on??r?z?m
Noun
spoonerism (plural spoonerisms)
- A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
- Synonym: marrowsky
Related terms
- spooneristic
Translations
Further reading
- spoonerism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- promession
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malaprop
English
Adjective
malaprop (comparative more malaprop, superlative most malaprop)
- Characterized by the use of malapropisms.
Noun
malaprop (plural malaprops)
- A malapropism.
Verb
malaprop (third-person singular simple present malaprops, present participle malapropping, simple past and past participle malapropped)
- To use a malapropism.
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