Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry βnoun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
From French gaffe (βblunderβ), in turn from Old Occitan gaf (βclaspβ). Ultimately derived from Gothic π²π°ππ°π· (gafah, βclaspβ, noun) (π²π°- (ga-, intensifier) + ππ°π·π°π½ (fahan, βto catchβ)). Doublet of gaff.
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- Borrowed-form mentiongaffefr
- Derivation mentiongafpro
- Derivation mentionπ²π°ππ°π·got
- Doublet mentiongaffen
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