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  • noun A phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are accidentally transposed. It is a synonym of spoonerism.

Etymologies

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Named after a Polish count who suffered from accidental sound transpositions.

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  • A Polish Spoonerism.

    October 10, 2010