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gaucherie

[ goh-shuh-ree; French gohshuh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural gau·che·ries [goh-sh, uh, -, reez, gohsh, uh, -, ree].

lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.

gaucherie

/ ˈɡəʊʃərɪ; ˌɡəʊʃəˈriː; ɡoʃri /

From French, dating back to 1790–1800; gauche, -ery

She could not resist the delicate malice of the exclamation, she imitated the gaucherie so delightfully.

I was sorry that I had spoken English before him so heedlessly, and resolved that I would never be guilty of such gaucherie again.

The discomfited lady-killer, aspersing the name of Anna with an insolent gaucherie, has his ears boxed for his pains.

Her gaucherie was painful to her and evident and very dear to the man perceiving it.

He left her standing with heightened color blaming herself bitterly for her gaucherie.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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