Definitions for gaffegæf
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gaffegæf(n.)
a social blunder; faux pas.
Origin of gaffe:
1905–10; < F: blunder, prob. fig. use of gaffegaff1
Princeton's WordNet
faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie(noun)
a socially awkward or tactless act
Wiktionary
gaffe(Noun)
A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.
Origin: From gaffe.
Translations for gaffe
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gaffe(noun)
something which ought not to have been said, done etc, a blunder.
- blapsAfrikaans
- خَطَأ فاضِحArabic
- гафBulgarian
- gafePortuguese (BR)
- chyba, bota,šlápnutí vedleCzech
- taktlose BemerkungGerman
- brøler; bommertDanish
- γκάφαGreek
- metedura de pata, patinazo, planchaSpanish
- prohmakasEstonian
- اشتباه لپیFarsi
- möläytysFinnish
- gaffeFrench
- מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁאֵינוֹ בִּמקוֹמוֹHebrew
- सामाजिक त्रुटीHindi
- gaf, kiksCroatian
- baklövésHungarian
- kesalahanIndonesian
- háttleysa, klaufaskapurIcelandic
- gaffeItalian
- へまJapanese
- 결례Korean
- neapdairumas, išsišokimasLithuanian
- kļūme; nepiedienīga izturēšanāsLatvian
- kesilapan yang bodohMalay
- blunderDutch
- fadese, bommertNorwegian
- gafaPolish
- اشتباه لپیPersian
- خطاPashto
- gafePortuguese
- gafăRomanian
- оплошностьRussian
- chyba, hlúposť, omylSlovak
- napakaSlovenian
- gafSerbian
- tabbe, blunderSwedish
- การประพฤติผิดมารยาทสังคมThai
- gaf,çam devirmeTurkish
- 失言，出錯Chinese (Trad.)
- необачністьUkrainian
- نازیبا حرکتUrdu
- câu nói hớVietnamese
- 失言，出错Chinese (Simp.)
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