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Definition

A mistake in speech.

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Origins

Calque of Latin lapsus linguae.

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In Context

  • "It was an unfortunate slip of the tongue, and he did not intend it that way."
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Also Said As

  • lapsus linguae
  • ;
  • misspeaking
  • misspeech
  • ;
  • speako
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See Also

  • Freudian slip
  • parapraxis
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Related Idioms

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