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Spoonerism

Published on 2021-09-29
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Encountered the word the first time in this freestyle rap by Harry Mack

The word Spoonerism refers to an error in speech, where consonants, vowels or morphemes are switched between two words in a phrase.

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A well-boiled icicle (A well-oiled bicycle)
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