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1
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
- committed a huge gaffe when she started drinking from the finger bowl
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2
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
- so-called debates, which seemed to be mainly about seeing which candidate made the most gaffes
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“Gaffe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaffe. Accessed 2 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of gaffe was in 1909
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