Parapraxis. There. I've taught y'all a new word.
https://www.wordnik.com/words/parapraxis(wordnik is the preferred digital dictionary for DuckDuckGo, which some of y'all convinced me to switch to months ago)
Parapraxis
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
A minor error, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a repressed motive.
noun
A mistake, such as a slip of the tongue, that reveals a concealed thought or motive.
noun
A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
(this word has been used once before this post on OSA, and it was in reference to POtuS)
https://www.wordnik.com/words/parapraxis(wordnik is the preferred digital dictionary for DuckDuckGo, which some of y'all convinced me to switch to months ago)
Parapraxis
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
A minor error, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a repressed motive.
noun
A mistake, such as a slip of the tongue, that reveals a concealed thought or motive.
noun
A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
(this word has been used once before this post on OSA, and it was in reference to POtuS)
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