Slip-up

Quick meaning: Slip-up is a noun meaning (idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.

Meaning

(idiomatic) A (small) error or mistake; a (minor) misstep.

Example Sentences

I think she will forgive an accidental slip-up, so don’t worry too much about misspeaking.

And I went to the cemetery and I had the guide check the names, all of the names, I did not want any slipup.

Then, Old Hugo came near a bad slip-up; though he was only one of the gipsies. He was caught 'shoving the queer' in Newark and New York.

The chess-player also has need of a quick eye and a steady nerve; [...] However, the self-possession which he requires is to be distinguished from freedom from the momentary nervous excitement which causes so many "slip-ups" in billiards.

Word Forms

• slip-ups
• slipup

Synonyms for slip-up

Depending on context, synonyms include aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gaffe, blunder, mistake, error, oversight, slip.

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