- marrowsky
- marrowsky 1863, said to derive from the proper name of a Polish count. "A deformed language in which the initial consonants of contiguous words are transposed" [OED]. Cf. SPOONERISM (Cf. spoonerism).
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marrowsky
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marrowsky — noun A phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are accidentally transposed. It is a synonym of spoonerism … Wiktionary
marrowsky — mar·row·sky … English syllables
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Spoonerism — A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (see metathesis). It is named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930), Warden of New College,… … Wikipedia
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