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3 definitions found
for gaucherie
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gaucherie \Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]
An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
gaucherie
n 1: the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: rusticity,
gaucherie] [ant: urbanity]
2: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas, gaffe,
solecism, slip, gaucherie]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gaucherie":
bad job, bevue, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner,
boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsy performance, error, etourderie,
flub, fluff, foozle, fumble, hash, mess, miscue, mistake, muff,
off day, sad work, slip, stumble, trip
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