gaffe

Meaning

gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British)

Concepts

gaffe

blunder

lapse

boner

solecism

clanger

error

slip

gaff rig

gaucherie

goof

howler

mischief

mistake

slip-up

boathook

boomers

pike pole

accident

fire-hook

bad

👎

bloomer

boat hook

fault

faux pas

floater

gaff

Synonyms

bévue

faux pas

bourde

faute

maladresse

impair

soulier

👞

faux-pas

rafistolage

solécisme

embrouillons

travail saboté

Solécisme

petite faute

accident

erreur minime

bobo

crime

erreur

gâchis

ratage

Translations

gafe

blunder

gaf

Schnitzer

gaffe

γκάφα

flater

pot

pifia

pot kırma

Patzer

gaffa

vergissing

solecisme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡaf/

Etymology

From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”).