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                    as in blunders
                                                
              
          
                                                      a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark                                       
              
                             you can expect to make some amusing gaffs until you get more familiar with the language                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in mistakes
                                                
              
          
                                                      an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy                                       
              
                             double-check the new writer's grammar, as it's typically riddled with gaffs                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in tricks
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cause to believe what is untrue                                       
              
                             a sleazy schemer who gaffed gullible people into thinking they could get rich with a money-making opportunity                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in stings
                                                
              
          
                                                      to rob by the use of trickery or threats                                       
              
                             the operators of the traveling carnival had gaffed patrons with a variety of time-honored ruses                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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