slip of the pen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.
There are one or two slips of the pen—L.S.W.R. trains did not run through Ludgate Hill, for instance—[...].
1961 December, “New reading on railways: The South Eastern & Chatham Railway. By O. S. Nock”, in Trains Illustrated, page 768:Near-synonyms: writo; misprint; miswriting; typo
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slips of the pen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
lapsus linguae · slip of the tongue · slip of the keyboard
Relateds
Synonyms
writo · lapsus plumæ · lapsus calami · typo · miswriting · misprint
Translations (13)
pl literówka (mistake in handwriting) · ru опи́ска (mistake in handwriting) · la lapsus calami (mistake in handwriting) · vi viết nhịu (mistake in handwriting) · nn skrivefeil (mistake in handwriting) · cmn 筆誤 /笔误 (mistake in handwriting) · is pennaglöp (mistake in handwriting) · is ritvilla (mistake in handwriting) · nb skrivefeil (mistake in handwriting) · de Schreibfehler (mistake in handwriting) · fi kirjoitusvirhe (mistake in handwriting) · bg правописна грешка (mistake in handwriting) · is slæm ritvilla (mistake in handwriting)