SPOONERISM

spoonerism

(noun) transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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

Anagrams

• promession

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