gaucherie








< /ˌgoʊ ʃəˈriz; French goʊʃəˈri/.

  1. lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
  2. an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.

noun

  1. the quality of being gauche
  2. a gauche act
n.

1798, from French gaucherie, from gauche (see gauche).

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