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Word: Spoonerism
Speech Type: Noun
early 20th century: named after the Revd W. A. Spooner (1844–1930), an English scholar who reputedly made such errors in speaking
ˈspuːnərɪz(ə)m
a verbal error in which a speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds or letters of two or more words, often to humorous effect, as in the sentence you have hissed the mystery lectures.
Short Definition:verbal error in which speaker accidentally transposes initial sounds or letters of two
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