SPOONERISM


Meaning of SPOONERISM in English

noun Etymology: William A. Spooner died 1930 English clergyman & educator Date: 1900 a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil )

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.