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miscue

1

[ mis-kyoo ]

noun

  1. Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
  2. Informal. a mistake.
  3. Informal. to make a mistake.
  4. Theater. to fail to answer one's cue or to answer another's cue.


verb (used with object)

miscued, miscuing.
  1. to give the wrong cue to.

miscue

2

[ mis-kyoo ]

noun

  1. a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.

verb (used without object)

miscued, miscuing.
  1. to make a miscue.

miscue

/ ˌɪˈː /

noun

  1. billiards a faulty stroke in which the cue tip slips off the cue ball or misses it altogether
  2. informal.
    a blunder or mistake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr billiards to make a miscue
  2. intr theatre to fail to answer one's own cue or answer the cue of another
  3. radio to start (a record or tape) at the wrong point
  4. informal.
    intr to blunder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of miscue1

First recorded in 1880–85; mis- 1 + cue 1

Origin of miscue2

First recorded in 1870–75; mis- 1 + cue 2
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Example Sentences

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Then came last spring, when a recurrence of throwing miscues in camp prompted the Dodgers to put him back at second base and move Mookie Betts to shortstop only weeks before the season.

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His verbal miscues and stumbles became fodder for Republican attacks.

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An overthrown line-out saw one early opportunity go begging and the miscue loomed larger when Billy Burns kicked the ball dead when trying to poke a grubber through into the Leinster backfield.

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Despite the high-profile miscue, Johnston has shown improvement in his second year.

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So, Lue was asked, when he shows his group film of their miscues, what do they say to him?

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