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单词 marrowskying
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marrowskyingn.

Brit. /məˈraʊskɪɪŋ/, U.S. /məˈraʊskiɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: marrowsky n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < marrowsky n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix1.
rare.
The intentional or accidental transposition of the initial letters or syllables of two words in speech.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in written mode > transposition
transposing1550
transposition1582
transpose1589
marrowskying1860
1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) at 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.
1912 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 June 1443 All actors live in dread of ‘marrowskying’, that curious transposition of syllables.
1922 O. Jespersen Lang. viii. 150Marrowskying’ or ‘Hospital Greek’ transfers the initial letters of words, as renty of plain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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