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• slip-up
  slip-up

  noun

  a mistake, blunder, or oversight.
• slip up
  slip up

  verb

  to make a blunder or mistake; err

slip-up

American  

[slip-uhp] / ˈslɪpˌʌp /

noun

1. a mistake, blunder, or oversight.

   Several slip-ups caused a delay in the delivery of the books.

   Synonyms:

   bungle, lapse, error

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slip up British  

verb

1. informal to make a blunder or mistake; err

2. to fall over

   he slipped up in the street

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noun

1. informal a mistake, blunder, or mishap

slip up Idioms  

1. Make a mistake, blunder, as in I slipped up and gave the invitations to the wrong people. [Mid-1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of slip-up

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase slip up

Related Words

• err
• misconstrue
• misinterpret
• misjudge
• misread
• misunderstand
• overestimate
• overrate
• overvalue
• underestimate
• undervalue