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gaffes

/ɡæfs/

gaffes is the plural of gaffe.

Meaning of gaffe

Noun

gaffe (plural gaffes)

  1. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
    • make a gaffe

Phrases with gaffes

Words that rhyme with gaffes

Questions about gaffes

What is gaffes the plural of?
Gaffes is the plural of gaffe.
How do you pronounce gaffes?
Gaffes is pronounced /ɡæfs/.

Words near gaffes in the dictionary

  1. gaffer's tape
  2. gaffer's tapes
  3. gaffers
  4. gaffers tape
  5. gaffers tapes
  6. gaffes
  7. Gaffey
  8. Gaffeys
  9. gaffing
  10. gaffing off
  11. gaffings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gaffes (page history and authors); gaffe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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