spoonerism meaning

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spoonerism (noun): transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words.

Definition of spoonerism

  1. transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words

    Type of: slip of the tongue

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in SM · 10-letter words

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