Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Bespottedness

👉 Bespottedness is a term used in linguistics to describe a word or phrase that has been altered by adding or removing some of its initial letters. It can be defined as a change from one syllable to another, where the first letter remains unchanged and all other letters are changed. For example, "dog" becomes "dogged" if the second letter is changed. The term was introduced in 1856 by Samuel Johnson in his work "The New Generalencyclopedia

bespottedness

👉 Slothless slothful sloths have no sense of what's true and what's not - so they've been known to be "sbezotted" (like a rabbit). Just when you think your sanity is in doubt, this word comes up again - "they're all the way 'speaking' about that, eh?"