gaffe
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French gaffe (“blunder”). Doublet of gaff.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gaffe (plural gaffes)
- A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a foolish error, especially one made in public
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See also
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gaffe f (plural gaffes)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Noun
[edit]gaffe f (plural gaffes)
Further reading
[edit]- “gaffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]gaffe
- inflection of gaffen:
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]gaffe f
Pronunciation 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]gaffe f (invariable)
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