ERROR
ADJECTIVES
.M16 — IN THE WRONG BOX out of one’s element; in a false position, in error → colloq.
1631 — LUBRIC slippery, shifty, deceitful; wavering, unsteady, uncertain; prone to danger or error → obs.
1792 — OFF ONE’S EGGS straying; hence, wide of the mark, incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, in error → Sc.
1937 — WRONGO prone to error; inept → sl.
1940 — FULL OF HOT AIR wrong, mistaken; pompously in error → Amer. sl.
1958 — OFFBEAT mistaken, wrong, in error → US sl.
ADVERBS
1250 — ADWOLE in error, erroneously, mistakenly → obs.
1940 — OFF THE BEAM distant from the truth or accuracy; in error → US sl.
NOUNS
..950 — DWALE error, delusion; deceit, fraud → obs.
1225 — DWELE a going astray; error, delusion, deceit → obs.
1380 — VENIAL a venial sin or offense; a light fault or error → 1380 obs.
1386 — DEFAULT a failure in what is attempted; an error, mistake → obs.
..L15 — AMISS an error; a fault; a misdeed → obs.
1546 — JEOFAIL a mistake or error generally → obs.
1656 — RIGHT-HAND ERROR an error arising from commendable motives or instincts, or having positive or redeeming features
1656 — RIGHT-HANDED ERROR an error arising from commendable motives or instincts, or having positive or redeeming features → obs.
1859 — MISLICK a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error → Amer. dial.
1863 — MISSMENT an error; a mistake; a blunder → Eng. dial.
1868 — MAXIE a ‘maximus’ error; a great error → Sc.
1869 — SKEW a slip, an error
1884 — BREAK an error, blunder or mistake, often in a social situation; an inappropriate act or word, a faux pas → Amer. dial.
1887 — BOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder → Eng. dial.
1889 — BALLS a botch, a muddle; a blunder, an error → sl.
1889 — BLOOMER a very great mistake; an error; a failure → sl.
1897 — ODD NUMBER a mistake, an error of judgement, a disadvantage → Eng. dial.
1898 — BARNEY an error, a mistake, a blunder; a piece of bad workmanship → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BLURRY an error, a mistake → Eng. dial.(Bk.)
1900 — BLOB a mistake, an error, a blunder → Amer. dial.
1904 — BEEF an error; a blunder → Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
1906 — BLAZER an error or lie → Amer. dial.
1911 — MISCUEBOBBLE — MISKUBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder → Amer. dial.
1912 — BONER an error; a blunder → sl. orig. US
1912 — MISBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder → Amer. dial.
1918 — BONEHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. dial.
1929 — BALLS-UP a blunder, an error → sl.
1937 — WRONGGO — WRONGO something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc. → Amer. sl.
1940 — BLOOPER an embarrassing verbal error, often delivered by a public or authority figure to their own detriment → sl., orig. US
1941 — BLUE a mistake or error, a blunder → Aust. & NZ sl.
1942 — APPLE-KNOCKER an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BAD BREAK an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BARNABY an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BLUNDERHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BONE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BONEHEAD BUTCH an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BONEHEAD MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BONEHEAD PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BONEHEADER an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BOOB STUNT an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BREAKER an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BRODIE an error; a mistake; a blunder Amer. sl. (Bk.).
1942 — BULL an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BUST an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — BUTCH a mistake, a blunder, an error; in radio & TV: an error made in delivering lines → US sl.
1942 — CLUCK an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — CROPPER an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — DUMB PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — DUMB TRICK an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — DUMMY an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — FOOL ACT an error; a mistake; a blunder Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — FOOL MISTAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — FOOL MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — FOUL an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — LEFT-TURN an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MESSY BOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MISCUE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MISFIRE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MISS an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MOUSETAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — MUFF an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SCREWY MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SCREWY PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SKEWGEE an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — SLIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — TRIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1942 — WRONGER an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1945 — EGG an error → World War II Amer. Navy sl.
1959 — BOOB an error, a blunder, a foolish mistake → sl.
1968 — MISCOBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder → Amer. dial.
1970 — COOLIE a blunder; an error → US homosexual sl.
1975 — GRANNY a mistake, an error → Amer. dial.
1981 — BOSS-SHOT a wild error or blunder → Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
1990 — BACK-STEP an error → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1991 — HAMARTOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of error or sin (Bk.)
2006 — FLUB an error; a blunder → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — FLUB-UP an error; a blunder → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — FOOZLE an error; a messed up task → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — FOUL-UP a blunder; an error → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — FUDGE FACTOR a margin of error → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — HOWLER a serious and obvious mistake; a funny error → US sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1530 — FAULT to make a mistake, to be in error, to blunder → obs.
1611 — LAPSE to fall into error, heresy, or sin → obs.
..L18 — GET ONE’S FOOT IN — PUT ONE’S FOOT IN IT — STICK ONE’S FOOT IN IT to make an error → sl.
..L18 — PUT ONE’S HOOF IN IT to make an error → sl.
..E19 — OWN THE CORN to admit an error → orig. US
1818 — NICK THE BELL to be at fault, to commit an error → Sc.
1846 — ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to admit an error → orig. US
1846 — ACKNOWLEDGE THE MALT to admit an error → orig. US
1849 — PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error → Amer. dial.
1869 — SHELL DOWN THE CORN to acknowledge one’s error → Amer. dial.
1898 — BLURRY to commit an error, to make a mistake → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — PULL A BONEHEAD PLAY to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one → Amer. sl.
1913 — PULL A BONER to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one → Amer. sl.
1913 — TAKE YOUR BACK TRACKS to recant, to retract, to acknowledge error → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1918 — PULL A BONEHEAD to make a stupid error → Amer. dial.
1926 — SLIP A COG to make an error unconsciously → US sl. (Bk.)
1935 — FALL DOWN — FALL DOWN ON to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder → colloq.
1945 — SKIP A COG to make a mistake or error → US Western sl. (Bk.)
1961 — MAKE A BLUE to make a mistake or error; to blunder → Aust. & NZ sl.
1965 — MAKE A BUST — PULL A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken → Amer. dial.
1967 — FLOBBER to make an error in judgement and get something wrong → Amer. dial.
1969 — BUNDLE to make an error in judgement → Amer. dial.
1990 — MESS UP to make an error; to do something wrong → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
2006 — FLUFF to make an error; to do something incorrectly → US sl. (Bk.)
2009 — LAY AN EGG to commit a social error; to make a mistake in public, such as in a performance → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
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