gaucherie
Americannoun
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gaucheries
plural
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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
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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
However much his domestic policies may be commended, in Viet Nam he advertises his gaucherie in foreign affairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
But if the psychology is brittle, Mr. Nugent's comic gaucherie is quite successful.
From Time Magazine Archive
My shyness and gaucherie became worse, too, making me stolid and dumb when people came to the house.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Determined to escape the gaucheries of the family’s exclusive Turtle Creek enclave, Yvonne ascends from cheerleader to top majorette baton twirler to debutante to sorority girl.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2020
The flubs, freakouts and gaucheries of the actress’s interviews and award-show moments – so Tumblred, tweeted and adored – have by now probably drawn as many eyes as her extraordinary film performances.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2015
This, then, is the Conversation Hour: the time to touch lightly on the need for a new vacuum cleaner, his gaucheries at last night's bridge party, the prospects for remedying his cultural poverty .
From Time Magazine Archive
But her book should not be mistaken for a mere gibe at the gaucheries of a raw culture.
From Time Magazine Archive
The throat pain always returns, though, unless I tell what I really think, whether or not I lose my job, or spit out gaucheries all over a party.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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