spoonerism|spoonerisms in English

noun

[spoon·er·ism || 'spuːnərɪzm]

unintentional transposition of the first letters of two or more words

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1. The Reverend William Spooner used to produce spoonerisms such as 'a scoop of boy trouts', instead of what he had meant to say - 'a troop of boy scouts'.

2. 10 The Reverend William Spooner used to produce spoonerisms such as 'a scoop of boy trouts', instead of what he had meant to say - 'a troop of boy scouts'.