miss click

A form of misclick — A click of a computer mouse that is inaccurate and therefore fails to perform the desired action.

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Meanings

verbmiss click (third-person singular simple present miss clicks, present participle miss clicking, simple past and past participle miss clicked)

present singular third person miss clicks · participle present miss clicking · participle past miss clicked · past miss clicked

  1. alternativeAlternative form of misclick.
nounmiss click (plural miss clicks)

plural miss clicks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of misclick.

Origin

A rebracketing of misclick as miss + click.

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APA

miss click. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20click

MLA

“miss click.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20click. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miss click,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miss%20click.

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