slip of the tongue

NOUN
  1. an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
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How To Use slip of the tongue In A Sentence

  • I called her new boyfriend by her previous boyfriend's name - it was just a slip of the tongue.
  • I didn't mean to say that?it was just a slip of the tongue.
  • It was a slip of the tongue.
  • No one has been able to remain indifferent to such a monumental slip of the tongue. Yoani Sanchez: Fidel's Words Continue to Echo... Bitterly
  • English was first written down phonetically and therefore this little slip of the tongue which is called degemination, technically was written this way to reflect the sound. I am a cat. I can not use this. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue.
  • Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue.
  • It was just a slip of the tongue.
  • That slip of the tongue has given the bigger game away as to what our political leaders really think of us. The Sun
  • We should not get too excited about this slip of the tongue. The Sun
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