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The definition of a slip up is a mistake or error.

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An example of a slip up is when you mix up numbers in a report you are writing and write "12" when the number should be "21."

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See slip-up in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

an error or oversight
an unlucky happening; mishap

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See slip-up in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An error; an oversight.

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