Definitions
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- noun A
phrase in which theinitial (usuallyconsonantal ) sounds of two or more of the main words areaccidentally transposed . It is asynonym ofspoonerism .
Etymologies
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Named after a Polish count who suffered from accidental sound transpositions.
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Examples
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Douglas I. Pirus Garden Grove, California I. his letter [XI.,1] R. Antony Percy mentions the word marrowsky in lower case.
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Sixth Chambers and Webster's Second give the word marrowsky, with the supposed origin of a Polish count.
oroboros commented on the word marrowsky
A Polish Spoonerism.
October 10, 2010