gaffe

== English == === Alternative forms === gaff === Etymology === From French gaffe (“blunder”). Doublet of gaff. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡæf/ Rhymes: -æf Homophone: gaff === Noun === gaffe (plural gaffes) A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette. Synonyms: blooper, blunder, mistake, error, slip, slip-up; see also Thesaurus:error ==== Derived terms ==== Kinsley gaffe ==== Translations ==== === See also === Bushism faux pas Freudian slip malapropism == 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/ Rhymes: -af === Noun === gaffe f (plural gaffes) gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British) Synonyms: faux pas, (colloquial) couac ==== Derived terms ==== faire gaffe ==== Descendants ==== → English: gaffe → Italian: gaffe → Portuguese: gafe → Romanian: gafă → Turkish: gaf === Noun === gaffe f (plural gaffes) (nautical) boathook === Further reading === “gaffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === gaffe inflection of gaffen: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I == Italian == === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): /ˈɡaf.fe/ Rhymes: -affe Hyphenation: gàf‧fe ==== Noun ==== gaffe f plural of gaffa === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): /ˈɡaf/ Rhymes: -af ==== Noun ==== gaffe f (invariable) gaffe, blunder, boob