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spooner

Pronunciation: /ˈspuːnɚ/

The English word “spooner” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person who engages in kissing and petting.
  2. A person who lies nestled against their partner in bed, back-to-front on their sides

verb

  1. To utter a spoonerism.

Etymology

From spoon + -er.

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