gaffe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 See also 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æf

[edit] Noun

gaffe (plural gaffes)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (a mistake): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
• See also Wikisaurus:error

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• malapropism
• Freudian slip
• Bushism

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡaf/, SAMPA: /gaf/

[edit] Noun

gaffe f. (plural gaffes)

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

[edit] See also

• faire gaffe

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

gaffe f.

1. Plural form of gaffa.

gaffe f. inv.

1. gaffe, blunder, boob