The Clue
Favor a "th" sound (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LISP
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Notes
The answer LISP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
Related Clues
Sigmatism
Speaketh?
Imperfect speech
Kiddie talk?
Orator's challenge
Pronunciation difficulty
Speak imperfectly
Speech defect
Speech impediment
Speech problem
Speech trouble
Thpeech problem
Beth for Bess, e.g.
Challenge for a speech coach
Daffy Duck has one
Daffy Duck's impediment
Have trouble with assessors?
Have trouble with esses
Have trouble with sisters?
Imitate Elmer Fudd
Job for a speech coach
Pronounce "s" as "th"
Result of lingual protrusion
Say "thay," e.g.
Say "z" imperfectly
Slip of the tongue, maybe
Talk like Daffy
Talk like Fudd
Tot's talk, perhaps
Not get some Z's?
One way to make a sinner thinner
Winthrop's affliction in "The Music Man"
Definition
LISP as a noun:
1. a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'
2. (LISP, list-processing language) = a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists
LISP as a verb:
1. speak with a lisp