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snafu(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
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social blunder(expression, break, slip, mess, mistake)
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social error(expression, break, slip, mess, mistake)
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strip
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tactlessness(noun, mistake, rudeness, lapse, error)
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thoughtlessness(noun, mistake, rudeness, lapse, error)
1
tongue
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tongue twister(expression, mistake, spoonerism)
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transgression(noun, break, slip, mess, mistake)
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typo(noun, error)
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typographical error(noun, expression, confusion, fault, lapse)
1
unbecomingness(slip, rudeness, impropriety, tastelessness, inappropriateness)
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underestimation(noun, confusion, fault, mistake, lapse)
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unfitness(slip, rudeness, impropriety, tastelessness, inappropriateness)
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unsuitability(noun, slip, mistake, rudeness, impropriety)
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unsuitableness(slip, rudeness, impropriety, tastelessness, inappropriateness)
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violation
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vulgarism(slip, mistake, rudeness, impropriety, indecency)
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vulgarity(slip, mistake, rudeness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness)
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whoops(error, muddle, blunder)
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