gaucherie

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

/ ˌgoʊ ʃəˈri; French goʊʃəˈri /

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noun, plural gau·che·ries [goh-shuh-reez; French gohshuh-ree] /ˌgoʊ ʃəˈriz; French goʊʃəˈri/.

lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.

an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.

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Origin of gaucherie

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

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Examples from the Web for gaucherie

Inadequacy, helplessness, gaucherie, prove that the feelings are bigger than the eloquence.
The Cup of Fury|Rupert Hughes
Her gaucherie was painful to her and evident and very dear to the man perceiving it.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
If the choice had been forced upon him, he would have committed a forgery any day, sooner than a gaucherie.
Barren Honour: A Novel|George A. Lawrence
It was Helena who, pitiful for the gaucherie of the girl, saved the situation by raising the issue of tea.
Joan Thursday|Louis Joseph Vance

There is an awkwardness in men that women like; there is a gaucherie that women detest.
A Young Man in a Hurry|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for gaucherie

gaucherie

/ (ˌɡəʊʃəˈriː, ˈɡəʊʃərɪ, French ɡoʃri) /

noun

the quality of being gauche

a gauche act

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Word Origin and History for gaucherie

gaucherie

1798, from French gaucherie, from gauche (see gauche).