spoon|er|ism

spoon|er|ism
spoon|er|ism «SPOO nuh rihz uhm», noun.
an accidental transposition of sounds, usually the initial sounds, of two or more words, such as “well-boiled icicle” for “well-oiled bicycle.”
[< Reverend William A. Spooner, 1844-1930, of New College, Oxford, who was famous for such mistakes + -ism]

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