/ gəʊʃ; NAmE goʊʃ/ adjective
awkward when dealing with people and often saying or doing the wrong thing :
a gauche schoolgirl / manner
► gauche·ness (also gauch·erie / ˈgəʊʃəri; NAmE ˌgoʊʃəˈri/) noun [ U ]:
the gaucheness of youth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: French , literally left.