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slip of the tongue vs spoonerism

spoonerism vs slip of the tongue

slip of the tongue and spoonerism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slip of the tongue Yes No No No
spoonerism Yes No No No
As nouns, spoonerism is a hyponym of slip of the tongue; that is, spoonerism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slip of the tongue:
  • slip of the tongue: an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
  • spoonerism: transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
slip of the tongue (noun) spoonerism (noun)
an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
Difference between slip of the tongue and spoonerism

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