I. |gōshə|rē, (ˈ)gō|shrē; ˈgōsh(ə)rē, -)ri noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from gauche + -erie -ery
: a tactless or awkward action ; often : a bit of social or literary crudity
the claptrap and gaucheries that too often fill the daily papers
II. noun
: gauche quality or behavior
seems now to have lost his early gaucherie — Peter Evans