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noun
a mistake, blunder, or oversight:
Several slip-ups caused a delay in the delivery of the books.
Origin:
1850–55;
noun use of verb phrase
slip up
Synonyms
error, lapse, bungle.
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slip-up
noun
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn:
slip
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