spoonerism
noun /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/
/ˈspuːnərɪzəm/
- a mistake in which you change around the first sounds of two words by mistake when saying them, often with a humorous result, for example well-boiled icicle for well-oiled bicycleTopics Languagec2Word OriginNamed after W.A. Spooner (1844–1930), the head of New College, Oxford, who was said to have made many mistakes like this when he spoke.