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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)

  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.
    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)

  1. Characterized by the use of malapropisms.

Noun

malaprop (plural malaprops)

  1. A malapropism.

Verb

malaprop (third-person singular simple present malaprops, present participle malapropping, simple past and past participle malapropped)

  1. To use a malapropism.

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