Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A clumsy social error; a faux pas.
- noun A blatant mistake or misjudgment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A socially awkward or tactless act.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A foolish and embarrassing
error , especially one made in public.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a socially awkward or tactless act
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If the definition of a gaffe is a politician accidentally telling the truth, this is absolutely, positively, one hundred percent gaffetastic:
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The latest verbal gaffe from the tea party-backed contender came when she squared off in a debate against Democratic opponent Chris Coons.
Christine O'Donnell Can't Name A Democratic Senator, But Sends Hillary Clinton Some Love (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2010
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The latest verbal gaffe from the tea party-backed contender came when she squared off in a debate against Democratic opponent Chris Coons.
Christine O'Donnell Can't Name A Democratic Senator, But Sends Hillary Clinton Some Love (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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The latest verbal gaffe from the tea party-backed contender came when she squared off in a debate against Democratic opponent Chris Coons.
Christine O'Donnell Can't Name A Democratic Senator, But Sends Hillary Clinton Some Love (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2010
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The latest verbal gaffe from the tea party-backed contender came when she squared off in a debate against Democratic opponent Chris Coons.
Christine O'Donnell Can't Name A Democratic Senator, But Sends Hillary Clinton Some Love (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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But this gaffe is for the best – even lamescream media wrote about it and political victims is what we need now.
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Remember, a gaffe is when a politician says what they mean.
Why You Should Vote For Scott Brown And Against Martha Coakley « Tai-Chi Policy 2010
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The latest verbal gaffe from the tea party-backed contender came when she squared off in a debate against Democratic opponent Chris Coons.
Christine O'Donnell Can't Name A Democratic Senator, But Sends Hillary Clinton Some Love (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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The remarks were so bizarre some observers dismissed them as just another gaffe from a candidate dogged by allegations of infidelity and sending pornographic images by email.
US shaken by sudden surge of violence against gay people Paul Harris 2010
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The latest verbal gaffe from the tea party-backed contender came when she squared off in a debate against Democratic opponent Chris Coons.
Christine O'Donnell Can't Name A Democratic Senator, But Sends Hillary Clinton Some Love (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
jwjarvis commented on the word gaffe
His mistake is no isolated gaffe.
October 10, 2010