slip of the pen

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === slip of the pen (plural slips of the pen) (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. Synonyms: lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ Coordinate terms: slip of the tongue, lapsus linguae, slip of the keyboard Near-synonyms: writo; misprint; miswriting; typo ==== Related terms ==== Freudian slip ==== Translations ==== === References === “slip of the pen”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.