slip of the tongue

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Noun

slip 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.

Synonyms

• lapsus linguae

Translations

• French: lapsus
• German: Versprecher
• Italian: lapsus, papera, strafalcione
• Portuguese: lapso
• Russian: огово́рка
• Spanish: lapsus linguae, lapsus

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