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    [Noun]  | "gaffe" | \ ˈgaf \


    1: a social or diplomatic blunder

    2: a noticeable mistake


    Origin: 1909 ;

     Borrowed from French, probably a sense development of gaffe {see: |gaff:1|gaff:1};

    [Noun]  | "gaffe" 


    1: a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark;


      * e.g., " ... committed a huge gaffe when she started drinking from the finger bowl "





    2: an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy;


      * e.g., " ... so-called debates, which seemed to be mainly about seeing which candidate made the most gaffes "



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     [ "gaffe" ]

    1: A burp one does prior to or during the process of throwing up, vomiting, being sick, puking, blowing chunks or similar.

      * e.g.,  ... "You know you're gonna throw up whenever you gaffe." "After half an hour with her head in the toilet, she surfaced briefly for a hearty gaffe." Matt - "I wasn't that drunk..." 

     [ "gaffe" ]

    1: A gaffe is when a politician accidentally tells the truth.

      * e.g.,  ... Joe Biden aka gaffe-o-matic: "What am I going to tell the President when I tell him his teleprompter is broken? WHAT WILL HE DO THEN? 

     [ "gaff" ]

    1: "gaff" is an irish slang word for "house", its also used across Scotland and parts of England and Wales

      * e.g.,  ... dave - " come on over to my gaff, we can watch a film or something " 

     [ "GAFF" ]

    1: Someones House, where they live, used in Dublin, Ireland

      * e.g.,  ... "Ive got a free gaff so im having a party" 

     [ "gaff" ]

    1: An irish expression refering to ones house

      * e.g.,  ... stall on down to my gaff 

     [ "gaff" ]

    1: Noun.

      * e.g.,  ... "I spent the night at Kat's gaff." 


     [ "gaff" ]

    2: British slang for one's flat/apartment.

      * e.g.,  ... "You lucky fuck." 

     [ "Gaff" ]

    1: One's private residence.

      * e.g.,  ... You want to come over to my gaff for some beers? 

     [ "Gaff" ]

    1: A laugh

      * e.g.,  ... That was a gaff 

     [ "gaff" ]

    1: Panties designed for men to hide their bulge and tuck it underneath them like a good crossdresser should

      * e.g.,  ... It took Mike a few minutes to put on his gaff to begin his transformation to Michelle 

     [ "Gaff" ]

    1: Gaff is now commonly used with the younger generation as a slang word for 'house party'.

      * e.g.,  ... Someone have a decent gaff soon where we can all stay round once we're smashed. My house ain't big enough for a gaff sorry. 

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