gaffe

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
gaffe
    n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas},
         {gaffe}, {solecism}, {slip}, {gaucherie}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gaffe \gaffe\ (g[a^]f), n.
   A socially awkward or tactless act.

   Syn: faux-pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie.
        [WordNet 1.5]
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