Offense and Slip

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Offense noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.

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Slip and offense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slip" instead a noun "Offense".

Slip noun - A long narrow piece of material.

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Offense and slip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offense" instead a noun "Slip".

Nearby Words: slipped, slipup, slipping, slipper, slippy

The most common mistake is making the piece of information something that the person who makes the "slip" could reasonably have found out without committing the offense.

Source: I Never Said It Was Poison
In Bravestarr, calling Prairie People "critters" is a slur that they take offense at; Bravestarr himself accidentally lets the word slip, and has to apologize to Fuzz as a result.

Source: Fantastic Slurs aka: Fantastic Slur

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