slip of the tongue

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Calque of Latin lapsus linguae.

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Noun[edit]

slip of the tongue (plural slips of the tongue)

  1. (idiomatic) A mistake in speech.
    It was an unfortunate slip of the tongue, and he did not intend it that way.

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