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ers

ers

3 9.9
Mistakes in writing or work that need fixing
  • noun
  • /ɜrz/
  • Slang
translation icon : errores
  • Everyone makes ers when they try something new, so don't be too hard on yourself.

Examples

  • It's not about avoiding ers; it's about learning from them and improving each time.

  • Making too many ers in your project can be frustrating, but it's all part of the learning process.

  • What's up, Class of '99-ers?

    American Reunion (2012)

  • Still hoping some '43-ers will look us up in Cancun this winter.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Most of these topics are also not mentioned by many 2012-ers or are highly distorted.

    Blog text (33)

  • My students didn't/couldn't attend your talk, but the "Occupy-ers" among them were struck by the announcement and the fact that "professors like that existed."

    Blog text (26)

  • We hereby officially issue an invitation to all '43-ers in the area to attend the party when Triunfador III comes down the ways, God willing, in July of '87...

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Any '43-ers who spot us in one of the harbors in that neighborhood are hereby invited to come aboard for drinks and some of Andre's gourmet chow...

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

miscue
vsers
4 7.7

A small unintentional mistake when speaking, writing, or performing an action

is a slang label for errors in casual speech rather than technical usage
whoops
vsers
  • Informal
1 7.0

A small mistake that does not cause much trouble

is a slang label for mistakes rather than an exclamation of surprise
oopsie
vsers
  • Informal
1 8.2

A small playful mistake that is not serious

is a slang term used broadly in casual speech not just playfully

Antonyms

perfection
97 3.7

A thing that has no mistakes and shows the best quality

Surface Forms

er singular
ers plural

Morphology

ers = er (transparent) = er + s

This is the regular plural of the slang noun 'er' meaning 'error'.

Etymology

Ers comes from the common words error and err, which mean 'to make a mistake'. So ers is a casual way to say 'errors' and refers to simple mistakes you can spot and fix.