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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
Sense 1
Meaning:
A socially awkward or tactless act
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
faux pas; gaffe; gaucherie; slip; solecism
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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