gaffe — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- gaffe noun An embarrassing mistake made in public, especially something tactless said in front of the wrong people.
- goof noun A mistake or blunder.
- howler noun That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
Senses
gaffe is used for these senses in English:
- bad (slang, with possessive determiner) Error; mistake.
- blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
- boathook A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
- cheese it (slang, dated, Britain) An imperative used as a warning to stop, hide, or flee
- faux pas An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
- gaffe A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
- goof (US, informal) A mistake or error.
- howler (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
bad — full definition
- adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- adj Morally wrong or wicked.
- adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
- adj Severe or serious in degree.
- adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).
blunder — full definition
- noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
- verb To make a careless, serious mistake.