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gauchenesses

gauchenesses is the plural of gaucheness.

Meaning of gaucheness

Noun

gaucheness (usually uncountable, plural gauchenesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being gauche; awkwardness.
    • An incident at a rally in Ohio last Sunday resembled an excruciating study in social gaucheness, when Vance suggested Democrats might think drinking Diet Mountain Dew, a popular soft drink, was racist, before laughing at his own lame joke; as the audience remained largely silent, Vance laughed...2024 July 27, Robert Tait, “From rising star to potential liability: how JD Vance’s fortunes have turned”, in The Observer, →ISSN

Questions about gauchenesses

What is gauchenesses the plural of?
Gauchenesses is the plural of gaucheness.

Words near gauchenesses in the dictionary

  1. gauche effect
  2. gauche effects
  3. gauched
  4. gauchely
  5. gaucheness
  6. gauchenesses
  7. gaucher
  8. Gaucher disease
  9. Gaucher's disease
  10. gaucherie
  11. gaucheries

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