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noun
1.
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
2.
Informal. a mistake.
3.
Informal. to make a mistake.
verb (used with object)
5.
to give the wrong cue to.
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Miscue
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Word Origin & History
miscue
1873, in billiards, "failure to strike the ball properly with the cue" from mis- (1) or perhaps miss (v.) + cue (2). General sense is attested from 1883.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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