spoo·ner·ism

spoo·ner·ism
/ˈspuːnəˌrızəm/ noun, pl -isms [count]
: a humorous mistake in which a speaker switches the first sounds of two or more words

the spoonerism “tons of soil” for “sons of toil”


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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