gaffe

The definition of a gaffe is something that you say that causes you to feel embarrassed, such as a social blunder or a faux pas.

(noun)

When you say something that is socially improper, this is an example of a gaffe.

See gaffe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a blunder; faux pas

Origin: Fr < OProv gaf: see gaff

See gaffe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also gaff

noun

A clumsy social error; a faux pas: “The excursion had in his eyes been a monstrous gaffe, a breach of sensibility and good taste” (Mary McCarthy).
A blatant mistake or misjudgment.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, hook; see gaff¹

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