a mistake in speaking in which someone pronounces some sounds or parts of words in the wrong order and makes a funny change in meaning. For example, someone might say ‘know your blows’ instead of ‘blow your nose’.
Synonyms and related words
Mistakes
fail
miscommunication
error
spoonerism
noun countable
US /ˈspunərˌɪzəm/
Word Forms
singular
spoonerism
plural
spoonerisms
DEFINITIONS1
1
a mistake in speaking in which someone pronounces some sounds or parts of words in the wrong order and makes a funny change in meaning. For example, someone might say “know your blows” instead of “blow your nose.”