Spoonerism
Definition: Spoonerism refers to the practice of interchanging the first letters of some words in order to create new words or even to create nonsensical words in order to create a humorous setting. While they are often unintentional and known as a “slip of the tongue”, in literature they are welcomed as witty word-play.
Example: The phrase “flesh and blood” being spoken as a character as “blesh and flood” in urgency and heightened emotion.
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