a slip of the tongue



a slip of the tongue

a mistake you make when speaking, such as using the wrong word Did I say she was forty? I meant fourteen - just a slip of the tongue.
See also: of, slip, tongue

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vanja-Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
&Aelig;Sc-Anglo-Saxon
HỒNg-Vietnamese
Kineret-Hebrew
Akshay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada
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