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gaffe
[ gaf ]
noun
- a social blunder; faux pas.
gaffe
/ ɡæf /
noun
- a social blunder, esp a tactless remark
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of gaffe1
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.
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."
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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