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Definition of spoonerism:

(n) : a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are accidentally transposed
"the spoonerism "The queer old dean" (instead of "the dear old Queen") is attributed to Rev. Spooner."
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Definition of spoonerism:

(n) : a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are accidentally transposed
"the spoonerism "The queer old dean" (instead of "the dear old Queen") is attributed to Rev. Spooner."
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