Funny Spoonerisms
Why is it called a Spoonerism
A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched. It is named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930), Warden of New College, Oxford, who was notoriously prone to this tendency.
Spoonerisms accredited to the Rev. William Archibald Spooner...
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"Three cheers for our queer old dean!" (dear old queen, referring to Queen Victoria)
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"Is it kisstomary to cuss the bride?" (customary to kiss)
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"The Lord is a shoving leopard." (a loving shepherd)
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"A blushing crow." (crushing blow)
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"A well-boiled icicle" (well-oiled bicycle)
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"You were fighting a liar in the quadrangle." (lighting a fire)
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"Is the bean dizzy?" (dean busy)
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"Someone is occupewing my pie. Please sew me to another sheet." (occupying my pew...show me to another seat)
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"You have hissed all my mystery lectures. You have tasted a whole worm. Please leave Oxford on the next town drain." (missed...history, wasted...term, down train)
Spoonerisms put simply
Simply put, a spoonerism is the swapping of the first letter or phonetic sound of one word with the next word. Some supposedly authentic spoonerisms from the Rev. Spooner himself include "fighting a liar" for "lighting a fire," "cattle ships and bruisers" for "battleships and cruisers" and "a blushing crow" for "a crushing blow." (See Above for the accreditted list).
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