gau·che·rie

(gō′shə-rē′)

1. An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression.

2. A lack of tact; awkwardness.

[French, from gauche, gauche; see gauche.]

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gaucherie

(ˌɡəʊʃəˈriː; ˈɡəʊʃərɪ; French ɡoʃri)

1. the quality of being gauche

2. a gauche act

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gau•che•rie

(ˌgoʊ ʃəˈri)

n.

1. lack of social grace; awkwardness; tactlessness.

2. an act, movement, or comment that is gauche.

[French]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	gaucherie - the quality of being rustic or gauche rusticity gracelessness, clumsiness, awkwardness, stiffness - the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
	2.	gaucherie - a socially awkward or tactless act faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake

Translations

gaucherie

= gaucheness

(= act) → Tölpelei f; (= remark) → ungeschickte Bemerkung

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