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slip-up

sli·pup

US/ˈslɪpʌp/ rare
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

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

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verb

1.

make an error

  • “She slipped up and revealed the name”
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Origin

Deverbal from slip up.

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