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单词 gaffe
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gaffe

[ gaf ]
/ gæf /
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noun

a social blunder; faux pas.

Origin of gaffe

1905–10; <French: blunder, probably special use of gaffegaff1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gaffe

gaff, gaffe

Words nearby gaffe

Gaelic coffee, Gaelic football, Gaeltacht, Gaeta, gaff, gaffe, gaffer, gaffer tape, gaffle, Gaffney, gaff rig
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British Dictionary definitions for gaffe

gaffe
/ (ɡæf) /

noun

a social blunder, esp a tactless remark

Word Origin for gaffe

C19: from French
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