Etymology

lapsus linguae

Today it means: An inadvertent remark; a slip of the tongue. Full definition →

Latin lāpsus linguae
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlāpsus linguae
  2. English todaylapsus linguae

From Latin lāpsus linguae (literally “slip or fault of the tongue”), from lāpsus (“fault”) and linguae (the genitive form of lingua (“tongue”)).

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slip of the tongue

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