LAPSUS LINGUAE

PRONUNCIATION:
(LAP-suhs LING-gwee, LAHP-soos LING-gwy)

MEANING:
noun: A slip of the tongue.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lapsus linguae (slip of the tongue). Earliest documented use: 1668.

NOTES: Malapropisms and spoonerisms are two examples of lapsus linguae.

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LIPSUS LINGUAE - a fancy kiss