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gaffe

How to use gaffe in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for gaffe.

Editorial note

I'm going to have to agree that's a usability gaffe.

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Quick take

a socially awkward or tactless act

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gaffe gathered in one view.

noun

a socially awkward or tactless act

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gaffe.

Example sentences

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I'm going to have to agree that's a usability gaffe.

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" It is equally false to claim that Kennedy misspoke or made a gaffe in this speech.

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No, that is not precisely the same security gaffe.

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That said I don't consider that Tesla won't ever have a gaffe, but they are doing things perfectly so far.

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Apple added this feature after the previous privacy gaffe from Path.

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Reading and writing is fine, but they worry that nobody will be able to understand their speech, or that they'll make an embarrassing gaffe.

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There are so many examples of how companies have handles sexist snafus well, compounding the gaffe like this is inexcusable.

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Nestle engages the audience with a controversial folk meme, then offers an apology and people report the well orchestrated "gaffe".

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Make it stop"For those that don't follow this stuff and for whom the article is TL;DR, Scott Adams had nothing to do with "the Obama chimp controversy" except to compare his situation to that gaffe.

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Not that I'm a fan of Gladwell in any respect, but his gaffe shows that he never took linear algebra, which is true of almost everybody who didn't go into hard science or engineering.

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When I then have my understanding corrected, it's not just knowing that I was wrong and that A, B, C is actually right, but it also corrects my underlying mis-assumptions that caused my gaffe in the first place.

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Well you appear to be trying to argue, that a speech that discusses the idea that there is shared responsibility for wealth creation between business owners and the state, is an equivalent political gaffe to someone claiming that it is extremely rare for rape victims to get pregnant so therefore they don't really need abortions.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use gaffe in a sentence?

I'm going to have to agree that's a usability gaffe.

What does gaffe mean?

a socially awkward or tactless act

What part of speech is gaffe?

gaffe is commonly used as noun.