Definition of gauche

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gauche

sh) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Lacking social polish; tactless.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, awkward, lefthanded, from Old French, from gauchir, to turn aside, walk clumsily, of Germanic origin

OTHER FORMS:
gauchely(Adverb), gaucheness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for gauche

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