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gaffe

[ gaf ]

noun

  1. a social blunder; faux pas.


gaffe

/ ɡæf /

noun

  1. a social blunder, esp a tactless remark
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of gaffe1

1905–10; < French: blunder, probably special use of gaffe gaff 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gaffe1

C19: from French
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Example Sentences

Under the leadership of Micheál Martin, the party has had what's being referred to as a steady campaign, no big breakthroughs but also no big gaffes.

From BBC

The toy company quickly apologized for the gaffe, calling the misprint an “unfortunate error.”

The lack of distance between her vision of America and Biden's was thrown into disastrously stark relief with a gaffe during a visit to "The View."

From Salon

Then, in what Betts called a “crazy” top of the fifth, the boys in blue pounced on errors and gaffes, scoring five runs and wiping out the Yankees’ 5-0 lead.

Second, toxic masculinity isn't a slip-up or a gaffe.

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