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View synonyms for gaffe
gaffe
[ gaf ]
noun
- a social blunder; faux pas.
gaffe
/ ɡæf /
noun
- a social blunder, esp a tactless remark
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gaffe1
C19: from French
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Example Sentences
Brown had a wonderful sense of self-deprecating humor and laughed about his gaffe for years.
From Los Angeles Times
Hours into 2025, a suspected drunk driver in Murrieta may have already committed the year’s worst gaffe caught by police on video.
From Los Angeles Times
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.”
From Los Angeles Times
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."
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