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Gaffe
see synonyms of gaffeNoun
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Gaffe
see synonyms of gaffenoun
a social blunder, esp a tactless remark
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Gaffe
see synonyms of gaffe noun
a blunder; faux pas
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Gaffe
see synonyms of gaffen.
1. A clumsy social error; a faux pas: "The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste" (Mary McCarthy).
2. A blatant mistake or misjudgment.
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