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Jul. 25th, 2005 12:24 pmspoon·er·ism [ spnə 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"
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"
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Date: 2005-07-25 04:53 pm (UTC)