| Messing up turn, foxtrot's destroyed |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Jan 2026 |
| Fool |
USA Today Quick |
02 Dec 2025 |
| Silly mistake |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Nov 2025 |
| Make a whoopsie |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2025 |
| Clown |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Blooper |
New York Times |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Mistake |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Silly mistake |
Premier Sunday |
10 Aug 2025 |
| Make a mistake, with "up" |
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| Blunder |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Jul 2025 |
| Small mistake |
Commuter |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Blunder |
Family Time |
15 Jun 2025 |
| An embarrassing faux pas might be called a what? (4) |
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| Stop liking dismissed fathead a" a stupid mistake! (4) |
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| Almost detonate by mistake (4) |
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| Explode with half of force required? That's a howler |
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| Blunder (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Feb 2025 |
| Almost snooze - a mistake (4) |
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| Minor mistake |
Commuter |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Blunder |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Make mistake - almost get fired (4) |
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| Make a whoopsie |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Foolish or stupid person |
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| Stop liking dismissed fathead - a stupid mistake! (4) |
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| Blunder |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Sep 2024 |
| Make mistake and scarper without finishing (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Slip up |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2024 |
| Silly mistake |
New York Times Mini |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Word with around or ball |
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| Almost leave idiot (4) |
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| A lot of rot for foolish person (4) |
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| Turn over following mistake |
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| One foolish enough to go away without finishing? (4) |
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| Make a mistake, with "up" |
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| Almost begin to dislike stupid type (4) |
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| Slip up |
Commuter |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Waste time, with "off" |
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| Clumsy error |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Blooper, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Real dope |
New York Times |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Mess up |
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| Silly mistake |
USA Today |
02 May 2023 |
| Fumble |
New York Times |
20 Apr 2023 |
| Mess up |
Premier Sunday |
05 Mar 2023 |
| Mistake |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Slip up |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Feb 2023 |
| Careless slip |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Bit of silliness |
New York Times |
17 Dec 2022 |
| Mess up |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2022 |
| Nearly explode finding mistake |
The Telegraph Toughie |
22 Sep 2022 |
| Slip up |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2022 |
| Waste time, with "off" |
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| Mostly sound mistake |
The Times Cryptic |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Slip up |
USA Today |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Slip |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2022 |
| Slip |
The Washington Post |
05 Feb 2022 |
| Blunder |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Nov 2021 |
| Mess up (rhymes with "roof") |
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| Flub |
Universal |
07 Jun 2021 |
| Loaf around, with "off" |
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| Sticky stuff's fine for 23 |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Apr 2021 |
| Minor error |
Newsday |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Explode without full force? That's a mistake |
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| Blunder |
USA Today |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Mistake: err briefly |
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| Flub |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Blunder |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Blunder |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Nov 2020 |
| Drop the ball |
Universal |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Blunder and nearly get fired |
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| Make a mistake and almost quit |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Slip-up |
New York Times |
29 Apr 2020 |
| Horse (around) |
New York Times |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Mess up |
Jonesin |
10 Mar 2020 |
| Jackass |
Canadiana |
02 Mar 2020 |
| Silly mistake, informally |
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| Mess up (rhymes with "roof") |
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| Err |
New York Times |
16 Dec 2019 |
| Err |
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| Silly error |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2019 |
| Mess up or cause an error |
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| Silly mistake |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Mess up |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Aug 2019 |
| Blunder and almost blow up? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Almost stop working, stupid |
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| Idle, with 'off' |
New York Times |
29 May 2019 |
| Blunder |
New York Times |
16 May 2019 |
| Blunder |
Newsday |
03 Mar 2019 |
| Error |
The Washington Post |
22 Feb 2019 |
| Error |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2019 |
| Mess up |
Universal |
20 Feb 2019 |
| Excessive sentimentality following mistake |
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| Idle, with "off" |
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| Slip-up |
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| Blunder |
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| Error |
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| Mess up |
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| Mess up |
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| Transpose two numbers, e.g |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2018 |
| Blooper |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2018 |
| Cause for an "Oops!" |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Cause for an 'Oops!' |
The Washington Post |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Energy of slip |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Jun 2018 |
| Make a blunder |
USA Today |
05 Jun 2018 |
| Make a bonehead move |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2018 |
| Work of genius this is not |
|
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| Transpose two numbers, e.g. |
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| Cause for an "Oops!" |
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| Make a blunder |
|
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| Blooper |
|
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| Mess (up) |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2017 |
| Mess (up) |
The Washington Post |
07 Dec 2017 |
| Slip-up |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2017 |
| Error |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Aug 2017 |
| Mistake to leave without finishing |
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| Faux pas |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Boo-boo |
Premier Sunday |
19 Feb 2017 |
| Blunder |
Family Time |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Clown (around) |
New York Times |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Clown (around) |
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| Mess (up) |
|
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| "Oops!" evoker |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2016 |
| Silly mistake |
Family Time |
20 Nov 2016 |
| Silly billy |
New York Times |
23 Oct 2016 |
| Loaf, with "off" |
LA Times Daily |
02 Oct 2016 |
| Blooper |
Universal |
22 Sep 2016 |
| Make a boo-boo |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2016 |
| Fluff in endless decay |
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| Make a dumb move |
USA Today |
24 May 2016 |
| Footage doesn't include ETA blunder |
Irish Times Crosaire |
11 May 2016 |
| Minor misjudgment |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Boo-boo |
USA Today |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Botch |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2016 |
| Loaf, with "off" |
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| Make a dumb move |
|
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| Silly billy |
|
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| Slip |
|
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| Blooper |
|
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| Make a boo-boo |
|
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| Blunder |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2015 |
| Slip |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2015 |
| Typo, e.g |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2015 |
| Flub |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Nov 2015 |
| To leave without finishing is a mistake |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Aug 2015 |
| Silly error |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2015 |
| Largely cease to be fond of stupid person |
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| Throw a fit! Fellow overlooked a mistake |
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| Idle, with "off" |
LA Times Daily |
19 Mar 2015 |
| Slip up |
Premier Sunday |
01 Mar 2015 |
| Almost explode in error |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Feb 2015 |
| Blunder |
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| Slip up |
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| Slip up |
|
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| Silly error |
|
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| Idle, with "off" |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Boo-boo |
|
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| Typo, e.g. |
|
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| Silly mistake |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Screw up |
|
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| Commit a blooper |
|
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| Silly mistake |
|
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| Flub |
|
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| Careless mistake |
|
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| Foul-up |
|
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| Foolish sort |
|
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| Careless mistake |
|
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| Make a blunder |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Screwup |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Make a blunder |
|
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| Boo-boo |
|
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| Jim Carrey often plays one |
|
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| Loaf, with "off" |
|
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| Flub |
|
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| Make a mistake |
|
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| Flub |
|
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| Blow it |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Silly mistake |
|
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| Bozo |
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| Mistake |
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| Flub |
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| Commit a blooper |
|
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| Mistake |
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| Blockhead |
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| Make a mistake |
|
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| Bozo |
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| Blockhead |
|
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| Screwup |
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| Careless mistake |
|
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| Erratum |
|
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| Silly goose |
|
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| Screwup |
|
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| Stumble |
|
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| Minor mistake |
|
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| Faux pas |
|
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| Blooper |
|
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| Pull a boner |
|
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| Blooper |
|
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| Error |
|
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| Anachronism, e.g. |
|
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| Foul-up |
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| Silly mistake |
|
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| Flub |
|
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| Err |
|
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| Err |
|
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| Waste time (with "off") |
|
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| Flub |
|
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| Commit a blooper |
|
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| Bungle |
|
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| Error |
|
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| Mess up |
|
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| Pull a boner |
|
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| Make a boo-boo |
|
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| Blow it |
|
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| Ridicule, with "on" |
|
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| Pull a boner |
|
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| Kill time, with "off" |
|
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| Make a boo-boo |
|
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| Amusing act |
|
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| Play around, with "off" |
|
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| Bobble |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Pull a boner |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Blunder |
|
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| Clown |
|
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| Slip-up |
|
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| Foul-up |
|
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| Err |
|
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| Botch up |
|
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| Snafu |
|
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| Muff |
|
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| Mess up |
|
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| Clinker |
|
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| Foozle |
|
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| Bungle |
|
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| Bungle, with "up" |
|
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| Makes a ___: succeeds |
|
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| Foolish person |
|
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| Make a boo-boo |
|
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| Boo-boo |
New York Times |
21 Nov 1993 |
| Boo-boo |
|
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| Make a ___ (succeed) |
|
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| Simp |
|
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| Boner |
|
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| Make a ___ (flub or succeed) |
|
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| ___ off (loaf) |
|
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| Faux pas |
|
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| Slip up |
|
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| Stupid one: Slang. |
|
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| Ninny. |
|
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| Silly typo, e.g. |
|
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| Make a silly mistake: Slang. |
|
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| Make a boner. |
|
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| Pull a boner: Slang. |
|
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| Foolish one: Slang. |
|
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| Zany: Slang. |
|
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| Pull a boner. |
|
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| Pull a boner |
|
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| Make a ___. |
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