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Lack of pies, say
Answer for the clue "Lack of pies, say ", 10 letters:
spoonerism
Alternative clues for the word spoonerism
- "Blushing crow" for "crushing blow."
- What each of the other four longest answers in this puzzle is
- Like this good clue, it might have you stuck!
- A slip of the tongue? - no promises
- Transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
- Reverend's mistake: lovey-dovey type is married
- Loose Brie, for example
- Something said by self-described birdwatcher?
Word definitions for spoonerism in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
Usage examples of spoonerism.
Two other special interest groups are SIGVOICE, concentrating on topics ranging from accents to spoonerisms, and SIGTRAN, dedicated to the art of translation.