/goh'sheuh ree"/ ; Fr. /gohsheu rddee"/ , n. , pl. gaucheries /-reez"/ ; Fr. /-rddee"/ .
1. lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
2. an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless.
[ 1790-1800; ]