User:Zoobla416/Tongutorted

TONGUETORT [tuhg-tawrt]

tongue·tort·ed, tongue·tort·ing, tongue·torts,tongue·tor'tion n., tongue·tor'tive adj.

verb 1. to switch, mispronounce, or distort letters in a spoken word.

verb 2. to switch, mispronounce, or distort the letters or words in a spoken phrase.

Origin: May 2009

During a conversation between Robert Newman and Daniel Barnard in Northwest Louisiana, Mr. Newman mistakenly heard the word. After a short debate with Steve Martino, it was determined the word could be appropriately used in place of other references such at tongue-twisted or tonguetied.