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Noun: Freudian slip
  1. A slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals

Derived forms: Freudian slips

Type of: miscue, parapraxis, slip, slip-up [informal], whoopsie [informal]

Encyclopedia: Freudian slip