gaffe
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See also gaffé
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French gaffe (“blunder”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
gaffe (plural gaffes)
- A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.
Synonyms [edit]
- (a mistake): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
- See also Wikisaurus:error
Translations [edit]
a foolish error, especially one made in public
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Provençal gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”), from *𐌲𐌰- (ga-) (intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
gaffe f (plural gaffes)
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German [edit]
Verb [edit]
gaffe
- First-person singular present of gaffen.
- Imperative singular of gaffen.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of gaffen.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of gaffen.
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
gaffe f
- Plural form of gaffa
Noun [edit]
gaffe f (invariable)
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