n. a transposition, usu. accidental, of the initial letters etc. of two or more words, e.g. you have hissed the mystery lectures.
Etymology: Revd W. A. Spooner, English scholar d. 1930, reputed to make such errors in speaking
n. a transposition, usu. accidental, of the initial letters etc. of two or more words, e.g. you have hissed the mystery lectures.
Etymology: Revd W. A. Spooner, English scholar d. 1930, reputed to make such errors in speaking
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012