Typo
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A typographical error.
"Near-synonyms: misprint; slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ"
- 2 A compositor; a typographer. colloquial, countable, dated
"On the highest, rear seat was James Williams, of Cloverdale, Missouri, and his Bride. Capitalise it, friend typo—that last word—word of words in the epiphany of life and love."
- 3 Alternative form of taipo. alt-of, alternative
- 4 a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind wordnet
- 1 To make a typographical error. transitive
"Tell your mother that that essay I wrote for THE WRITER, that mentions you, is now in print in the Aw-Ghost issue. But they typoed Elfquest, so now it reads Elquist. I see I had typoed it myself, leaving out the “f” but they worsened it."
Example
More examples"NOTE: Typo corrected. Thanks for pointing it out."
Etymology
Clipping of typographical error.
Clipping of typographer.
Related phrases
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