Example sentences for: spoonerism

How can you use “spoonerism” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A gratifying subset of the useful category includes the obscene spoonerism, either intentional or accidental.

  • A spoonerism, or more technically, a methathesis, is the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word or phrase.

  • A treckled spout in the lake for speckled trout is interesting, perhaps even amusing, but it lacks the satisfaction and punch of a true spoonerism.

  • If Mr. Dodge managed to twist the subject from spoonerism to contrepèteries, allow me to expand the game to a third language and bring on Schüttelreime, the delightful German equivalent.

  • If Freud had had his say on the significance of this Spoonerism he would probably have assumed that Mudd unconsciously voiced not only his unspoken disrespect for the Pope but also gave vent to the universally repressed notion that it is conceivable that a Pope could be a homosexual.


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