writo

An error made when writing by hand.

Noun

  1. An error made when writing by hand.
    • Near-synonyms: slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ; miswriting
    • He moved on to discuss errors beyond the typo -- the speako, the writo, and ultimately the conceivo (walking up to the combination-locked door on our computer lab, I reach into my pocket and pull my keys out). - 1993...
    • I am much quicker at writing than typing and I make many more typos than I do "writos." - 2008 October 12, dee.cee.vee [username], “Vista vs Tablet [ Vista the Winner ]”, in microsoft.public.windows.tabletp (Usenet):

    Synonyms: slip of the pen lapsus calami lapsus plumæ miswriting

    Coordinate Terms: typo misprint clicko copy-pasto printo hearo scanno speako spello thinko

Origin

From write + -o, after the pattern of typo.

Forms

writos