gaucherie
Americannoun
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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
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
The lady complied, and lo, with all the eye-rolling gaucherie of a Groucho Marx-Margaret Dumont coupling, LizanDick were, gasp, together again.
From Time Magazine Archive
However much his domestic policies may be commended, in Viet Nam he advertises his gaucherie in foreign affairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am very different from that self who drove to Manderley for the first time, hopeful and eager, handicapped by a rather desperate gaucherie and filled with an intense desire to please.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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