new favorite word

[maderr]

spoon·er·ism [ spnə rìzzəm ] (plural spoon·er·isms)


noun

accidental verbal error: an accidental transposition of initial consonant sounds or parts of words, especially in an amusing way, e.g. "half-warmed fish" for "half-formed wish"

Comments

[starparty.livejournal.com]

That's awesome.

[stardance.livejournal.com]

OH, COOL. I didn't know there was a word for that XDD My little sister Julianne does that all the time.

[mailechan.livejournal.com]

I love spoonerisms. My little sister was great at making spoonerisms.

[rykaine.livejournal.com]

*is confused*

... My head hurts.

[callie-chan.livejournal.com]

Hee. The guy the term was made for, Reverend Spooner, was renowned for doing that. My family's always liked how one time, when he was ranting at a student, he said something to the effect of "you have hissed all my mistery lessons, and completely tasted two whole werms!"

-Callisto

[maderr.livejournal.com]

That is awesome and now I love the word more than ever XD