spoonerism

Related topics: Linguistics

spoo·ner·is·m /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ noun [countableC]

SLa phrase in which the speaker accidentally exchanges the first sounds of two words, with a funny result, for example ‘sew you to a sheet’ instead of ‘show you to a seat’ 〔两个词的〕首音误置〔说话时误把两个单词的首音调换，造成滑稽效果，如把 show you to a seat 说成 sew you to a sheet〕

Origin spoonerism

(1900-2000) William Spooner (1844-1930), British university teacher who supposedly often made such mistakes

单词	spoonerism
释义	spoonerism Related topics: Linguistics spoo·ner·is·m /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/ noun [countableC] SLa phrase in which the speaker accidentally exchanges the first sounds of two words, with a funny result, for example ‘sew you to a sheet’ instead of ‘show you to a seat’ 〔两个词的〕首音误置〔说话时误把两个单词的首音调换，造成滑稽效果，如把 show you to a seat 说成 sew you to a sheet〕 Origin spoonerism (1900-2000) William Spooner (1844-1930), British university teacher who supposedly often made such mistakes
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