{n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn't made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn't mean to tell our secret; it was a slip of the lip./
SLIP OF THE LIP
Meaning of SLIP OF THE LIP in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012