Gaucherie

/ˈgoʊʃəri/

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Other forms: gaucheries

Definitions of gaucherie

noun
the quality of being rustic or gauche

synonyms: rusticity

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awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
noun
a socially awkward or tactless act

synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism

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bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall
an embarrassing mistake

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