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Noun: gaffe  gaf
  1. A socially awkward or tactless act
    - faux pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie

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Derived forms: gaffes

Type of: bloomer [informal], blooper [N. Amer, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], blunder, boner [N. Amer, informal], boob [Brit, informal], boo-boo [informal], botch, bungle, flub [N. Amer, informal], foul-up, goof [informal], pratfall [informal]

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