Definitions for spoonerism
spoonerism
spoon·er·ism
Spelling: [spoo-nuh-riz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈspu nəˌrɪz əm/
Spoonerism is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.
You can make 653 anagrams from letters in spoonerism (eimnooprss).
Definitions for spoonerism
noun
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the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow for a crushing blow.
Origin of spoonerism
1895-1900; after W. A. Spooner (1844-1930), English clergyman noted for such slips; see -ism