Spoonerism

Swap the sounds at beginnings of two words.

Named for a British Oxford don, Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930), who was reputed to make this speaking error with some frequency. A spoonerism clue will make reference to Reverend Spooner.

Indicators

Spoonerisms will include some reference to a spoon or Reverand Spooner (the person who invented spoonerisms)

Examples

Clean up, shake a tower, then spoon (4,1,6)

  • The definition is Clean up
  • then spoon indicates a spoonerism

shake a tower → take a shower

takeashower

Restaurant supervisors marry bigots, per Rev. Spooner (4,7)

  • The definition is Restaurant supervisors
  • marry can be wed
  • bigots can be haters
  • per Rev. Spooner indicates a spoonerism

wed haters → head waiters

headwaiters
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