gaffe

See also: gaffé and gáffe

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French gaffe (blunder). Doublet of gaff.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ɡæf/
  • Rhymes: -æf
  • Homophone: gaff

Noun

gaffe (plural gaffes)

  1. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.
    Synonyms: blooper, blunder, mistake, error, slip, slip-up; see also Thesaurus:error
    make a gaffe

Derived terms

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

From Old Occitan gaf (clasp), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, clasp, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, to catch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaf/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -af

Noun

gaffe f (plural gaffes)

  1. gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: gaffe
  • Italian: gaffe
  • Portuguese: gafe
  • Turkish: gaf

Noun

gaffe f (plural gaffes)

  1. (nautical) boathook

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

gaffe

  1. inflection of gaffen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Italian

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaf.fe/
  • Rhymes: -affe
  • Hyphenation: gàf‧fe

Noun

gaffe f

  1. plural of gaffa

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaf/
  • Rhymes: -af

Noun

gaffe f (invariable)

  1. gaffe, blunder, boob
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