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Added 10 October 2026

gaffe

/ɡæf/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gaffe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
make a gaffe

Origin

From French gaffe (“blunder”). Doublet of gaff.

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