Gaucherie

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaucherie \Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]
     An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gaucherie
       n 1: the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: {rusticity}]
       2: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe},
           {solecism}, {slip}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gaucherie":
     bad job, bevue, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner,
     boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsy performance, error, etourderie,
     flub, fluff, foozle, fumble, hash, mess, miscue, mistake, muff,
     off day, sad work, slip, stumble, trip