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gaucherie definition

gau·che·rie (gō′s̸hə rē, gō′s̸hə rē′)

noun

  1. awkwardness; tactlessness
  2. a gauche act or expression

Etymology: Fr: see gauche

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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