Freudian slip
Example Sentences
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There are Freudian slips and there’s what former president George W. Bush said during a speech last May.
From Washington Post
In a Saturday video address, Ms. Harris made what was either a misstatement or a Freudian slip by referring to a potential “Harris administration.”
From Washington Times
Many on social media questioned whether Harris' misstatement was a "Freudian slip" as critics of the Biden candidacy insist that former VP is a placeholder for the liberal senator.
From Fox News
The billionaire Michael Bloomberg, in an attempt to extoll the virtues of centrism, made an odd Freudian slip when referring to the wave of Democrats elected to the House in the 2018 midterms.
From The Guardian
But if you believe in Freudian slips, that may be revealing.
From The Guardian
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