Feminine
gaffe
Meaning
gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡaf/
Etymology
From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from 𐌲𐌰- (ga-, intensifier) + 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan, “to catch”).
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