Wednesday Word of the Week

Spoonerism (spoo-nuh-riz-uh m)
noun

The transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow  for a crushing blow.


"People who frequently use spoonerisms risk being misunderstood, rather than the desired effect of joking around."

Alternate Definition
noun

A subtle technique, most frequently used by females, to induce the act of spooning 

"Tessa employed her best spoonerism, turning off the heat and hiding the comforter, to ensure her boyfriend would stay by her side all evening."

Wednesday Word of the Week

Purloin (per-loin)

Verb

To take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer

“Actually it is an amazing plan whereby thieves or robbers can enter houses and purloin valuables.”

Alternative Definition

Noun

A female who emits a low murmuring sound from her genitals when pleased or aroused.

“Harry had heard they existed but he couldn’t keep his jaw from dropping when the girl he brought home from The Leaky Cauldron turned out to be a purloin.”

Wednesday Word of the Week

Peccadillo (pek-uh-dil-oh)
noun

A very minor or slight sin or offense; trifling fault

"For a time, the peccadillo  reportedly cut in half her asking price for ad work."

Alternative definition
noun

A small bit of toilet paper, lint, or poo stubbornly hanging in a butt-crack; dingleberry

"Chad checked his breath, straightened his hair, and did one final sweep for peccadillos before going out to meet his date."

Wednesday Word of the Week

Guttersnipe (guht-er-snahyp)
Noun

A person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in
a city; a street urchin.

“That scruffy little shoeless boy who hangs around the marketplace
picking pockets is nothing more than a guttersnipe.”

Alternative definition

Verb

The act of retrieving something thrown away or abandoned; dumpster-diving.

“Adam saw nothing wrong with his decision to guttersnipe the partially eaten chick-fil-a sandwich off a neighboring table.”