gaffe
noun
a social blunder; faux pas.
gaffes
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pluralof gaffe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For the rest of America, these gaffes become our treasured pastime: Schadenfreude theater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
On the other there’s a career riddled with gaffes and allegedly immoral conduct that makes him an easy punching bag for the writers at “SNL” with the help of his late-night TV doppelganger Aziz Ansari.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But Jospin tripped up in his 2002 presidential rematch against Chirac, making a number of gaffes, including a swipe at his opponent's age that was seen as below the belt.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
Diplomats, whose cause Andrew was meant to be advancing, nicknamed him "His Buffoon Highness" because of all the gaffes.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Nobody made so many gaffes, yet no-one got out of them so well.
From Love at Second Sight by Ada Leverson
