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   Gaffe

   /ɡaf/

   

   noun

   • 1. an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder: "an unforgivable social gaffe"

   Word Origin early 20th century: from French, literally ‘boathook’ (from Provençal gaf: see gaff1), used colloquially to mean ‘blunder’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • G

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   • A

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   • F

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   • F

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   • E

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