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Definition for: gaffe

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English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æf

Noun

gaffe ( plural gaffes )

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

Translations

  • Breton: fazienn f , fallvarch m
  • Bulgarian: гаф m , грешка f
  • Danish: fejltagelse
  • French: gaffe f
  • Polish: gafa f
  • Portuguese: gafe

See also

  • malapropism
  • Freudian slip
  • faux pas
  • blooper
  • blunder
  • Bushism

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡaf/
  • SAMPA: /gaf/

Noun

gaffe f ( plural gaffes )

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

See also

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