to make a gaffe

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• gaffe — n. blunder to make a gaffe * * * [gæf] [ blunder ] to make a gaffe …   Combinatory dictionary

• gaffe — [ gæf ] noun count an embarrassing mistake that you make in public, especially one that offends or upsets someone: BLUNDER, FAUX PAS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Gaffe à Lagaffe ! — Graphicnovelbox| title= Gaston Lagaffe #15 Gaffe à Lagaffe ! englishtitle= foreigntitle= caption=Cover of the Belgian edition publisher=Marsu Productions date=1996 series= Gaston Lagaffe origlanguage=French origpublication=Spirou origissues=… …   Wikipedia

• gaffe — UK [ɡæf] / US noun [countable] Word forms gaffe : singular gaffe plural gaffes an embarrassing mistake that you make in public, especially one that offends or upsets someone …   English dictionary

• gaffe-prone — /ˈgæf proʊn/ (say gaf prohn) adjective inclined to make slips of the tongue or cause embarrassment in some way …  

• Microphone gaffe — A microphone gaffe, sometimes referred to as an open microphone (in aviation, a stuck mic), is an error whereby a microphone is switched on in proximity of a subject who is unaware that their remarks are being broadcast. The error allows… …   Wikipedia

• Let's Make a Deal — Infobox Television show name = Let s Make a Deal caption = Let s Make a Deal title card format = Game show camera = runtime = 25 30 min. director = Joe Behar producer = Stefan Hatos starring = Hosts: Monty Hall (1963 1977; 1980 1981; 1984 1986;… …   Wikipedia

• fluff up — verb a) To plump up fluff up the pillows. b) to make a gaffe or blunder …   Wiktionary

• Drop a clanger — When I asked a large lady on the tube if she would like my seat since she was so obviously pregnant, she took the seat then told me she was fat, not pregnant! Boy did I drop a clanger. You might make a gaffe. Either way it was horrendously… …   The American's guide to speaking British

• Political positions of Sarah Palin — right|thumb|250px|Sarah Palin at the annual blessing of the fishing fleet in Dillingham, Alaska. Sarah Palin is the Governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate for the 2008 United States presidential election.ocial and legal… …   Wikipedia

• Error — The word error has different meanings and usages relative to how it is conceptually applied. The concrete meaning of the Latin word error means wandering or straying . To the contrary of an illusion, an error or a mistake can sometimes be… …   Wikipedia