# shurely shome mishtake

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Highlights a mistake, actual or perceived, which the writer feels is ironic or humorous.

## Etymology
Eye dialect of surely some mistake, originally coined by Private Eye in imitation of the slurred speech of a drunken editor, or of the lisping Daily Telegraph editor Bill Deedes.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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