Complete Definition of "gaffe"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æf|-æf

Noun
en-noun

  1. A foolish error, especially one made in public.

Translations
trans-top|a foolish error, especially one made in public
Breton: fazienn f, fallvarch m
Bulgarian: га� m, г�е�ка f
Danish: fejltagelse
Finnish: t|fi|möhläys, t|fi|munaus, t|fi|moka
French: gaffe f
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|brøler|m
Polish: gafa f
Portuguese: gafe
trans-bottom

See also
malapropism
Freudian slip
faux pas
blooper
blunder
Bushism


French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /É¡af/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /gaf/

Noun
gaffe f (plural gaffes)

  1. gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British)

See also
faire gaffe

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