gaucherie
Americannoun
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lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
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an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.
noun
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the quality of being gauche
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a gauche act
Etymology
Origin of gaucherie
From French, dating back to 1790–1800; see origin at gauche, -ery
Vocabulary lists containing gaucherie
Example Sentences
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Guadagnino says, clearly amused by his youthful gaucherie.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2016
Sommeliers look a bit shocked if I order a pretty pink rosé, and although I’ve tried to defy it, my mother’s commandment about the gaucherie of wearing white after Labor Day haunts me.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2015
The way she walked, spoke and combed her hair had a sureness that gives moviegoers a comfortable feeling: she would never make them wince with some awkwardness of misplaced gaucherie.
From Time Magazine Archive
When I recalled, however, that an official letter that I had addressed to you had remained unanswered for over six months, the problem became not one of gaucherie but of defiance of the law.
From Time Magazine Archive
I went to our table, looking straight before me, and immediately paid the penalty of gaucherie by knocking over the vase of stiff anemones as I unfolded my napkin.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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