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marrowsky|məˈraʊskɪ|
Also marouski, Marowsky, morowski, mowrowsky.
[Asserted to have been derived from the name of a Polish count, doubtfully identified with Count Joseph Boruwlaski. See N. & Q. 13th Ser. I. 331, 437, 467.]
a. A variety of slang, or a slip in speaking, characterized by transposition of initial letters, syllables, or parts of two words. Also marrowsky language.
1863R. Nicholson Autobiogr. Fast Man xviii. 200 Fanny King, or as Bill Leach, in the interesting language called Marouski, termed her, Kanny Fing. 1883G. A. Sala Living London 491 The vocabulary of Tim Bobbin, Josh Billings,..and the ‘Marowsky’ language.
b. An instance of this.
1923in N. & Q. 27 Oct. 331/2 In my childhood..an old cousin used to entertain me with what we now call spoonerisms, but which she termed morowskis. 1962V. Nabokov Pale Fire 185, I remember one perfect evening when my friend sparkled with quips, and marrowskies, and anecdotes.
Hence maˈrrowskyer, one who uses marrowsky language or makes marrowskies in his speech; maˈrrowskying vbl. n., the intentional or accidental transposition of initial letters, etc.
1860Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) 173 s.v. Medical Greek. At the London University they have a way of disguising English..which consists in transposing the initials of words... This disagreeable nonsense is often termed marrowskying. 1912Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 June 1443 It would be interesting if ‘marrowskyers'’ blunders could also be classified. Ibid., All actors live in dread of ‘marrowskying’, that curious transposition of syllables. 1922O. Jespersen Lang. viii. 150 ‘Marrowskying’ or ‘Hospital Greek’ transfers the initial letters of words, as renty of plain. |