slip-up

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slip-up

/ˈslɪpʌp/ US, UK

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Deverbal from slip up.

noun slip-ups · slipup

idiomatic A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep. I think she will forgive an accidental slip-up, so don’t worry too much about misspeaking.
Similar: aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, break, clanger, cock-up, disadventure, error, fault

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noun a (small) error or mistake

Español	desinteligencia, despiste, gazapatón, marfilada, resbalón, vicio
日本語	落ち度 ochido
中文	差錯 /差错 chācuò, 閃失 /闪失 shǎnshī, 失閃 /失闪 shīshǎn, 意外 yìwài
Français	boulette, cafouillage
Deutsch	kleines Missgeschick, Ausrutscher, Fehltritt, Panne
Italiano	sgarro
Русский	промах promax, ошибка ošibka

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@misc{slip_up_2026,
  title = {slip-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slip-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}