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gaffe

[ gaf ]

noun

  1. a social blunder; faux pas.


gaffe

/ ɡæ´Ú /

noun

  1. a social blunder, esp a tactless remark
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gaffe1

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

Origin of gaffe1

C19: from French
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Example Sentences

Jones, who is deputy to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, was defending welfare cuts on the BBC's Politics Live after Wednesday's Spring Statement when he made the gaffe.

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Brown had a wonderful sense of self-deprecating humor and laughed about his gaffe for years.

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Hours into 2025, a suspected drunk driver in Murrieta may have already committed the year’s worst gaffe caught by police on video.

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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.

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

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