clbuttic mistake
- noun
- /klˈbʌtɪk mɪsˈteɪk/
- Slang
:
error clbuttic
- If you're not careful with automated filters, you might end up making a clbuttic mistake in your text.
Examples
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I can't believe I made a clbuttic mistake in my report.
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That was a funny clbuttic mistake in the email!
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His embarrassing typo became a clbuttic mistake that everyone in the forum laughed about.
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The company's website contained a clbuttic mistake where the word 'classic' was changed to something nonsensical.
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His embarrassing typo became a clbuttic mistake that made everyone laugh.
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When auto-correct changed my message, it resulted in a hilarious clbuttic mistake.
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The editor found a funny clbuttic mistake in the final version of the article.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A wrong action or decision
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3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
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6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
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7.6
An embarrassing mistake that happens because of bad or careless work
A foolish mistake made without thinking that causes trouble
A very large mistake that causes big problems
How Embarrassing
Surface Forms
Morphology
clbuttic + mistake
While the noun 'mistake' is transparent, the first constituent 'clbuttic' is a nonce/neologism with no clear, predictable morphemes or cross-linguistic analogue; its specific sense (errors caused by automated text filters) cannot be inferred from its form. The expression therefore relies on cultural/technical knowledge and prior exposure rather than straightforward composition, so a B1 learner who only knows the parts would not be able to derive the meaning.
Etymology
The noun clbuttic mistake may come from a funny computer filter error: a filter that replaced 'ass' with butt, so the word classic could become clbuttic. That's why it now means 'an embarrassing error', often caused by automatic filters or typos.