spoonerize

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verb

To produce the kind of play on words called a spoonerism (from).

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Meanings

verbspoonerize (third-person singular simple present spoonerizes, present participle spoonerizing, simple past and past participle spoonerized)

present singular third person spoonerizes · participle present spoonerizing · participle past spoonerized · past spoonerized · alternative UK spoonerise

  1. USambitransitiveTo produce the kind of play on words called a spoonerism (from).

Origin

From Spooner + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

spoonerize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoonerize

MLA

“spoonerize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoonerize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoonerize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoonerize.

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