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All gaffe synonyms

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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.
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