Synonyms for gaffe
gæfgaffe

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1. gaffenoun

   Synonyms:
   blooper, faux pas, error, defect, boo-boo, thinko, stumble, slip, lapse, mistake, fault, blunder, fluff

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1. faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherienoun

   a socially awkward or tactless act

   Synonyms:
   rusticity, slipperiness, slip, skid, gaucherie, cutting, pillowcase, shimmy, mooring, trip, pillow slip, case, chemise, moorage, shift, slickness, parapraxis, teddy, slip-up, faux pas, slip of paper, slick, strip, elusion, solecism, eluding, miscue, sideslip, berth

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1. • Blunder

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1. List of paraphrases for "gaffe":

   blunder

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1. Charles Krauthammer:

   He's revealing who he is. This isn't some gaffe or accident, he had ample opportunity over the weekend to retract, to soften, to move away. Instead, he doubled down.

2. Joe Biden:

   I am a gaffe machine, but my God what a wonderful thing compared to a guy who can't tell the truth, i'm ready to litigate all those things. The question is what kind of nation are we becoming ? What are we going to do ? Who are we ?

3. President Donald Trump.Biden:

   I am a gaffe machine, but my God, what a wonderful thing compared to a guy who can't tell the truth, i'm ready to litigate all those things. The question is what kind of nation are we becoming ? What are we going to do ? Who are we ?

4. Panos Kammenos:

   I continue to support this government and Tsipras until the end but I have red lines. Since the minister recognizes that he made a huge gaffe, he should go home.

5. Joe Biden:

   I am a gaffe machine, but my God what a wonderful thing compared to a guy who can't tell the truth.