All gaffe synonyms
gaffe
G g noun gaffe
- mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- indiscretion — lack of discretion; imprudence.
- impropriety — the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness.
- blooper — A blooper is a silly mistake.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- indecorum — indecorous behavior or character.
- slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- boner — a blunder
- howler — a person, animal, or thing that howls.
- boo-boo — A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- error — A mistake.
- clanger — You can refer to something stupid or embarrassing that someone does or says as a clanger.
- bloomer — a plant that flowers, esp in a specified way
- goof — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- faux pas — a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.