noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In France, using the familiar form "tu" ("you") in a business setting would be a major gaffe .
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The minister is well known for making gaffes in his speeches.
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When she realized she had mistaken him for his brother, she was horrified at her gaffe .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A gaffe of a different order from those for which he apologized.
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A cultural gaffe would invite a pounding.
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Even with the occasional gaffe , marketers say placing products in movies is an increasingly important way to enhance exposure.
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Here, computer-illiterate small-time capitalists can commit gaffes, like holding the mouse upside down, without being seen.
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If elected he would be almost seventy as he took office; some spectacular gaffes during the campaign did not inspire confidence.
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The Chargers took advantage of the gaffe on their very first play.