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moukkamainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boorish adjective Rude, crude, or lacking in manners.
  • gauche adj Socially awkward or clumsy; lacking tact or polish, and prone to embarrassing missteps.
  • philistine noun A person seen as indifferent or hostile to art, literature, and culture, and who has conventional or unrefined tastes.
  • raunchy adjective Crude or sexually explicit in a way that can be humorous or shocking.
  • rude adjective Not polite; showing a lack of respect for others.
  • undignified adjective Lacking dignity; embarrassing or unbecoming.

Senses

moukkamainen is used for these senses in English:

  • boorish Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.
  • gauche Awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
  • philistine (derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
  • raunchy With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.
  • rude Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
  • undignified lacking in or damaging to dignity

gauche — full definition

  1. adj Socially awkward or clumsy; lacking tact or polish, and prone to embarrassing missteps.
  2. adj In geometry, not lying flat in a single plane; twisted or skewed.

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