slip-up

See also: slipup and slip up

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WOTD – 13 May 2019

Etymology

From the verb phrase slip up.

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slip-up (plural slip-ups)

  1. (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.
    • 2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 November 2016:
      For the second year in a row at Wimbledon, Roger Federer went to five sets against a Frenchman but this time there would be no slip-ups.

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