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gauche

[ gohsh ]

adjective

  1. lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless:

    Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.

    Synonyms: uncouth, gross, coarse, maladroit, clumsy, inept



gauche

/ ɡəʊʃ /

adjective

  1. lacking ease of manner; tactless
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Derived Forms

  • ˈgaucheness, noun
  • ˈgauchely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • gauchely adverb
  • gaucheness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gauche1

1745–55; < French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer < Germanic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gauche1

C18: French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to stagger
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Example Sentences

In England, though, many fans perceived it as the further desecration of a cornerstone of national culture: a soccer club’s being treated as an investment to be exploited by a gauche American owner.

Pronkstilleven pieces are complex and elaborate — aspirational in the same way foodie socials favor the gauche.

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Or is it considered inappropriate and gauche to even talk about money?

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The Stanley cup is a way to flex on the peasants without looking gauche.

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Even if SAG-AFTRA members are allowed by the rules to continue their outside work, will it not seem gauche to do so?

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