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slips of the pen

slips of the pen is the plural of slip of the pen.

Meaning of slip of the pen

Noun

slip of the pen (plural slips of the pen)

  1. (idiomatic) A mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.
    • Near-synonyms: writo; misprint; miswriting; typo

Questions about slips of the pen

What is slips of the pen the plural of?
Slips of the pen is the plural of slip of the pen.

Words near slips of the pen in the dictionary

  1. slips down
  2. slips in
  3. slips into
  4. slips it to
  5. slips of the keyboard
  6. slips of the pen
  7. slips of the tongue
  8. slips off
  9. slips off someone's tongue
  10. slips one past
  11. slips one's wind

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