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Freudian slip



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Media Research Center commentator Patrick Taylor asked: “Nonsensical word salad, Freudian slip, or legitimately concerning political argument?”

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2022

Many commentators diagnosed a Freudian slip: the ex-president’s guilty conscience had reared up, unbidden.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

"George W. Bush didn't do a Freudian slip," wrote political commentator John Fugelsang.

From Salon • May 19, 2022

Earlier this month, the TV journalist Robert Peston called people who live in some care homes “inmates”, which is quite a Freudian slip.

From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2020

I just found a cute little Freudian slip in these notes and—" "Shut up.

From Ten From Infinity by Fairman, Paul W.



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