Widely attributed to 18th century Rev. William A. Spooner, a spoonerism is a transposition of sounds between words in a phrase, with a humorous effect.
The Lord is our Shoving Leopard.
Rowr! Move it along, people!
They can, however, be traced further back to a little-known 2nd century Roman orator named Strenius.
What did Caesar ask the donkey ballerina?
I dunno, Strenius, what DID Caesar ask the donkey ballerina?
So as this turn of phrase gained more popularity, it was referred to as ......... "A joke of Strenius."
When my kids were young I used to read them a book called "Tub People" only I "spoonerized" the hell out of it. Needless to say, they loved it and I read it to them 1000 times. Thanks for informing me of what a "Spoonerism" is!
posted Mar 5th, 2017 ( permalink )
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