Gaucherie \Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]
An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gaucherie
n 1: the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: rusticity]
2: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: faux pas, gaffe,
solecism, slip]
WordNet (r) 2.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gaucherie":
bad job, bevue, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner,
boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsy performance, error, etourderie,
flub, fluff, foozle, fumble, hash, mess, miscue, mistake, muff,
off day, sad work, slip, stumble, trip
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
faux pas, gaffe, rusticity, slip, solecism
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