Spoonerisms Collection

Spoonerisms are words or phrases in which letters or syllables get swapped. This often happens accidentally in slips of the tongue (or tips of the slung as Spoonerisms are often affectionately called!)

Spoonerisms are named after the Reverend W. A. Spooner (1844-1930) who was Dean and Warden of New College in Oxford, England. He is reputed to have made these verbal slips frequently.

Spooner's Spoonerisms
fighting a liar--lighting a fire
you hissed my mystery lecture--you missed my history lecture
cattle ships and bruisers--battle ships and cruisers
nosey little crook--cosy little nook
a blushing crow--a crushing blow
tons of soil--sons of toil
our queer old Dean--our dear old Queen
we'll have the hags flung out--we'll have the flags hung out
you've tasted two worms--you've wasted two terms
our shoving leopard--our loving shepherd
a half-warmed fish--a half-formed wish
is the bean dizzy?--is the Dean busy?


More Funny Spoonerisms
know your blows--blow your nose
go and shake a tower--go and take a shower
tease my ears--ease my tears
nicking your pose--picking your nose
you have very mad banners--you have very bad manners
lack of pies--pack of lies
it's roaring with pain--it's pouring with rain
sealing the hick--healing the sick
go help me sod--so help me God
pit nicking--nit picking
bowel feast--foul beast
I'm a damp stealer--I'm a stamp dealer
hypodemic nurdle--hypodermic needle
wave the sails--save the whales
chipping the flannel on TV--flipping the channel on TV
mad bunny--bad money
I'm shout of the hour--I'm out of the shower
lead of spite--speed of light
this is the pun fart--this is the fun part
I hit my bunny phone--I hit my funny bone
flutter by--butterfly
bedding wells--wedding bells
I must mend the sail--I must send the mail
cop porn--popcorn
it crawls through the fax--it falls through the cracks
my zips are lipped--my lips are zipped
bat flattery--flat battery
would you like a nasal hut?--would you like a hazel nut?
puke on--coupon
belly jeans--jelly beans
eye ball--bye all
fight in your race--right in your face
ready as a stock--steady as a rock
no tails--toe nails
hiss and lear listen here
soul of ballad bowl of salad


Cack of Pards Spoonerisms
Two of Hearts--Who of tarts?
Four of Hearts--Whore of farts
Eight of Hearts--Hate of Arts
Ten of Hearts--Hen of tarts
Ace of Spades--Space of aids
Four of Spades--Spore of fades
Eight of Spades--Spate of AIDS
Four of Diamonds--Door of fireman's
Five of Diamonds--Dive of fireman's
Six of Diamonds--Dicks of Simon's
Two of Clubs--Clue of tubs
Five of Clubs--Clive of Fubbs


No End To Spoonerisms...

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