lapsus linguae

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Reminded that technically the war was over for Russia, Kisselev confessed a "lapsus linguae."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Then jump right in here and I'll drive you to her," said the boy, without running the risk of another lapsus linguae.

From Janice Day the Young Homemaker by Long, Helen Beecher

Even a lapsus linguae, "you uns." was unmistakable amidst the high-flown periods.

From Una Of The Hill Country 1911 by Murfree, Mary Noailles

In his reply, Mr. Van Buren made his only known lapsus linguae by addressing them as the "Democratic corps."

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley

Even a lapsus linguae, "you uns," was unmistakable amidst the high-flown periods.

From The Raid of The Guerilla and Other Stories by Craffock, Charles Egbert