slip-up meaning

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slip-up (noun): a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc..

Definition of slip-up

  1. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

    Synonyms: slip, miscue, parapraxis

    Type of: mistake

    Kinds: Freudian slip

    Related forms: slip up

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