gaucherie

Meaning

1. (countable) A socially tactless or awkward act.
2. (uncountable) Lack of tact; tactlessness; awkwardness.

Synonyms

clumsiness

slip

rusticity

faux pas

awkwardness

solecism

gaffe

crassness

crudity

error

failing

fault

foul-up

fuckup

gawkiness

goof

gracelessness

grossness

gruffness

harshness

helplessness

howler

inaptitude

inelegance

loutishness

maladroitness

malpractice

mistake

mistook

mix-up

muff

roughness

shagginess

ungainliness

unhandiness

unskillfulness

unwieldiness

vulgarism

inaptitudeness

sloughiness

blooper

blunder

boner

boo-boo

boorishness

coarseness

Translations

Taktlosigkeit

gafe

beceriksizlik

error

Fehler

Missgriff

rusticitat

Verwechselung

λάθος

αδεξιότητα

ρωγμή/ρήγμα/ρηγμάτωση/ελάττωμα/βραχυκύκλωμα/σφάλμα

bévue

crime

erreur

solecisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɡoʊʃəˈɹiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from French gaucherie.