SPOONERISM


Meaning of SPOONERISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspu:nərɪzm ]

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.