spoonerism yummychuckle spoonerism SPOO-nuh-riz-uhm, noun: The transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words. Some examples: We all know what it is to have a half-warmed fish ["half-formed wish"] inside us. The Lord is a shoving leopard ["loving shepherd"]. It is kisstomary to cuss ["customary to kiss"] the bride. Is the bean dizzy ["dean busy"]? When the boys come back from France, we'll have the hags flung out ["flags hung out"]! Let me sew you to your sheet ["show you to your seat"]. 020427 ... girl_jane You get the word of the day too!? 020427 ... Syrope support creme case :) I said this by accident at 4 AM this friday night/saturday morning. that's why i wish i had gone to ncssm, cuz there i can be so retarded while discussing intellectual stuff. 020428 ... Syrope again ;) mine's a reverse spoonerism. is there a word for those? 020428 ... carlita sparking pot (parking spot) has always been my fav! 030714 ... whome I once said, "The Bounds of Haskerville". 031106 ... pipedream hahaha my name should be suffixed 'spooner extraordinaire' some of the recent ones: burning the midnight houil (hours and oil) mother is the necessity of invention hehe...my mind comes up with about three options when i say things, and since it can't choose between 'em it just mashes it together and pop! 031107 ... celestias shadow Me and my brother make spoonerisms out of names while watching sports on tv. Try it sometime. It's really entertaining, you get some pretty good ones. 031110 ... celestias shadow guarding a coat = carding a goat :) 031111 what's it to you? who go blather from