gaffe
noun
[ ɡaf ]
• an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder.
• "in my first few months at work I made some real gaffes"
Similar:
blunder,
mistake,
error,
slip,
indiscretion,
impropriety,
breach of etiquette,
miscalculation,
gaucherie,
solecism,
faux pas,
lapsus linguae,
lapsus calami,
slip-up,
howler,
boo-boo,
boner,
botch,
fluff,
fail,
boob,
bloomer,
clanger,
blooper,
bloop,
goof,
floater,
fuck-up,
Origin:
early 20th century: from French, literally ‘boathook’ (from Provençal gaf : see gaff1), used colloquially to mean ‘blunder’.
