gaucheness

English

Etymology

From gauche +‎ -ness.

Noun

gaucheness (usually uncountable, plural gauchenesses)

1. The quality of being gauche; awkwardness.
   • 2024 July 27, Robert Tait, “From rising star to potential liability: how JD Vance’s fortunes have turned”, in The Observer‎^[1], →ISSN:

     An incident at a rally in Ohio last Sunday resembled an excruciating study in social gaucheness, when Vance suggested Democrats might think drinking Diet Mountain Dew, a popular soft drink, was racist, before laughing at his own lame joke; as the audience remained largely silent, Vance laughed awkwardly, saying: “I love you guys.”

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