what word category does spoonerism belong to
Slang/spoonerism for "brain damage" A "spoonerism" is attributed to Rev. William Archibald Spooner; 1900: http://everything2.com/title/Spoonerism ;)
Spoonerism is a noun, derived from the name of Reverend William Archibald Spooner, known for mixing up the initial sounds of words unintentionally.
What it means when you speak a spoonerism is you are changing the letters around in the sentence to make light of a subject or when you are making a mistake.
Spoonerism is a mistake in a person's speech where vowels, consonants, and morphemes are switched. These are often heard as slips of the tongue.
a spoonerism
maybe proper language or speech with no misspeaking.
A spoonerism!
Oh no, he had a spoonerism! Translates to -- Oh no, he had an accident!
Spoonerism is the unintentional exchange of letters or syllables between two words or even within a word. The word derives from a 19th Century Clergyman. Also Metathesis is the reversal of letters within a word.
Bughum is the name of my band. It's a bit like a spoonerism of humbug.
"Dadgummit" is a spoonerism of "God damn it". It is an example of what is called a "minced oath".