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GAFFE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gaffe mean?

• GAFFE (noun)
The noun GAFFE has 1 sense:

1. a socially awkward or tactless act

Familiarity information: GAFFE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GAFFE (noun)

Sense 1

gaffe ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A socially awkward or tactless act

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

faux pas; gaffe; slip; solecism; gaucherie

Hypernyms ("gaffe" is a kind of...):

bloomer; blooper; blunder; boner; boo-boo; botch; bungle; flub; foul-up; fuckup; pratfall (an embarrassing mistake)

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