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spoonerismOne entry found. Main Entry: spoo·ner·ism Pronunciation: \ˈspü-nə-ˌri-zəm\ Function: noun Etymology: William A. Spooner †1930 English clergyman & educator Date: 1900 : a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
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