gaffe(n = noun.act) faux pas, gaucherie, slip, solecism - a socially awkward or tactless act;
is a kind of bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall
A socially awkward or tactless act. [WordNet 1.5]
gaffe, n. a blunder; an indiscreet act or remark.
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