Definition
A mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.
In Context
- "Near-synonyms: writo; misprint; miswriting; typo"
- "There are one or two slips of the pen—L.S.W.R. trains did not run through Ludgate Hill, for instance—[...]."
Also Said As
- lapsus calami
- lapsus plumæ
- writo
- ;
- misprint
- ;
- miswriting
- ;
- typo
See Also
- Freudian slip