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Definition of Gaffe
1. Noun. A socially awkward or tactless act.
Generic synonyms: Bloomer, Blooper, Blunder, Boner, Boo-boo, Botch, Bungle, Flub, Foul-up, Fuckup, Pratfall
Definition of Gaffe
1. Noun. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gaffe
1. a social blunder [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gaffe
Literary usage of Gaffe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Inquiry Into the Law and Practice in Scottish Peerages, Before, and After by John Riddell (1842)
"... then, you chosen—only as we can gather with the above view—extra- 1 The entire
words are, "and gaffe," &c. * The era indeed had long expired,—if it ever ..."
2. Travels in the Interior of Brazil, Principally Through the Northern by George Gardner (1849)
"... above the sea about 7500 feet—Departs on an excursion to the Interior—Passes
the Serra do Capim— Monte gaffe—Santa ..."
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