gaffe
English edit
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Etymology edit
From French gaffe (“blunder”). Doublet of gaff.
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Noun edit
gaffe (plural gaffes)
- A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.
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a foolish error, especially one made in public
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”).
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Noun edit
gaffe f (plural gaffes)
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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.
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Audio (file)
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gaffe
- inflection of gaffen:
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Pronunciation 1 edit
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gaffe f
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Noun edit
gaffe f (invariable)