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Gauche
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adjective 1. Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "It felt gauche to check my phone during the wedding ceremony, but I was expecting an important message."
Play Button "The company's gauche product placement in a memorial post received immediate backlash."
Play Button "She decided it was gauche to ask about the cost of her friend's engagement ring."
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French, mid-18th century
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Why This Word?
"Gauche" is a French loanword that translates literally as "left." In English, it's an adjective that describes someone unsophisticated or even a bit rude. For example, someone who shows up to a party with muddy boots and tracks them all over white carpets before getting in a fight in the backyard would be described as "gauche" — and certainly removed from future guest lists. ...
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