On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Spoonerism. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Spoonerism meaning
A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
Using Spoonerism
- The main meaning on this page is: A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
Context around Spoonerism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spoonerism
- In this selection, "spoonerism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, final, substantiated, terms, generally and pits stand out and add context to how "spoonerism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 9 a spoonerism is also and as a spoonerism it is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spoonerism" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spoonerism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Popular use In modern terms, "spoonerism" generally refers to any changing of sounds in this manner. (16 words)
The heavy metal band Metallica released the concert video Cunning Stunts in 1998, the title being a spoonerism of "stunning cunts". (21 words)
The title of the Butthole Surfers ' fourth album Hairway to Steven is a spoonerism on Led Zeppelin 's " Stairway to Heaven ". (21 words)
Most of the quotations attributed to Spooner are apocryphal ; The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (3rd edition, 1979) lists only one substantiated spoonerism: "The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer" (instead of "rate of wages"). (37 words)
The phrase is a double entendre : if read at face value, indicates the sport ("puck") and the Plattsburgh team playing "flat;" read as a spoonerism, it is a veiled profane insult. (31 words)
Humorously, Cleary leaves the poem's final spoonerism up to the reader when he says, He once proclaimed, "Hey, belly jeans" When he found a stash of jelly beans. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
Humorously, Cleary leaves the poem's final spoonerism up to the reader when he says, He once proclaimed, "Hey, belly jeans" When he found a stash of jelly beans.
Most of the quotations attributed to Spooner are apocryphal ; The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (3rd edition, 1979) lists only one substantiated spoonerism: "The weight of rages will press hard upon the employer" (instead of "rate of wages").
Popular use In modern terms, "spoonerism" generally refers to any changing of sounds in this manner.
The heavy metal band Metallica released the concert video Cunning Stunts in 1998, the title being a spoonerism of "stunning cunts".
The phrase is a double entendre : if read at face value, indicates the sport ("puck") and the Plattsburgh team playing "flat;" read as a spoonerism, it is a veiled profane insult.
The song "Washington On Your Side" from hip-hop musical Hamilton rhymes the phrase "fits of passion" with its spoonerism "pits of fashion".
The Times, Oct 29, 1937, pg. 9 A spoonerism is also known as a marrowsky, purportedly after a Polish count who suffered from the same impediment.
The title of the Butthole Surfers ' fourth album Hairway to Steven is a spoonerism on Led Zeppelin 's " Stairway to Heaven ".