"slip of the pen" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-slip of the pen.ogg Forms: slips of the pen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|slips of the pen}} slip of the pen (plural slips of the pen)
  1. (idiomatic) A mistake in handwriting. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: lapsus calami, writo Related terms: Freudian slip, slip of the tongue, writo, typo Translations (mistake in handwriting): правописна грешка (pravopisna greška) (Bulgarian), 筆誤 (Chinese Mandarin), 笔误 (bǐwù) (Chinese Mandarin), kirjoitusvirhe (Finnish), Schreibfehler [masculine] (German), pennaglöp [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), ritvilla [feminine] (Icelandic), slæm ritvilla [feminine] (Icelandic), lapsus calami [masculine] (Latin), skrivefeil [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), skrivefeil [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), опи́ска (opíska) [feminine] (Russian), viết nhịu (Vietnamese)

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