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- Dictionarygaffe/ɡaf/
noun
- 1. an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder: "in my first few months at work I made some real gaffes"
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GAFFE definition: 1. a remark or action that is a social mistake and not considered polite: 2. a remark or action…. Learn more.
GAFFE meaning: 1. a remark or action that is a social mistake and not considered polite: 2. a remark or action…. Learn more.
The meaning of GAFFE is a social or diplomatic blunder. How to use gaffe in a sentence.
A gaffe is a mistake that embarrasses you in front of others. If you run into a friend out with her grey-haired father, and you blurt out, "Oh, hi, you must be Tara's grandfather!" then you've made a gaffe.
A gaffe is a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people. He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend. ...social gaffes committed by high-ranking individuals.
1. A clumsy social error; a faux pas: "The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste" (Mary McCarthy). 2. A blatant mistake or misjudgment. [French, from Old French, hook; see gaff1.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
something embarrassing that someone says or does without intending to: The minister has made a series of embarrassing gaffes. (Definition of gaffe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of gaffe. in Chinese (Traditional) 出醜, 失禮, 失言… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 出丑, 失礼, 失言… See more. in Spanish.
Gaffe definition: a social blunder; faux pas.. See examples of GAFFE used in a sentence.
A gaffe is a stupid or careless mistake, for example when you say or do something that offends or upsets people. [...]
a mistake that a person makes in public or in a social situation, especially something embarrassing synonym faux pas. a social gaffe; He made some real gaffes early in his career. Most people will politely look the other way if you commit some social gaffe.
