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miscue

mis·cue

UK/mɪsˈkjuː/ US/ˈmɪˌskju/ uncommon

noun

1.

a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

2.

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

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From mis- + cue.

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