slip of the tongue

slip of the tongue
a slip of the tongue
an error in speaking in which a word is pronounced incorrectly, or in which the speaker says something unintentionally. •

I didn't mean to tell her that. It was a slip of the tongue.

I failed to understand the instructions because the speaker made a slip of the tongue at an important point.

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also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn't made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn't mean to tell our secret; it was a slip of the lip./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • slip of the tongue — also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn t mean to tell our secret; it was …   Dictionary of American idioms

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