Spoonerisms, the humorous linguistic blunder, can be referred to by several synonyms. One of the most common and straightforward synonyms for spoonerisms would be 'slip of the tongue'. Others may refer to it as a 'word-jumbling' or 'speech-mix-up'. In a more colloquial sense, spoonerisms may be called 'tongue twisters' or 'verbal gymnastics'. For a more academic term, spoonerisms may be referred to as 'transposition errors'. Spoonerisms have become infamous thanks to Reverend William Archibald Spooner, who had a reputation for frequently making these verbal mistakes. Today, the term can be used to describe the humorous linguistic errors in various contexts, from comedy sketches to everyday conversations.