slip-up

/ˌslɪp ˈʌp/

Definitions of slip-up

1. noun

   a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
   synonyms: miscue, parapraxis, slip

   types:

   Freudian slip

   a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals

   type of:

   error, fault, mistake

   a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention