SPOONERISM


Meaning of SPOONERISM in English

n. a transposition, usu. accidental, of the initial letters etc. of two or more words, e.g. you have hissed the mystery lectures.

[ Revd W. A. Spooner, English scholar d. 1930, reputed to make such errors in speaking ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.