gaucherie

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

gaucherie
    n 1: the quality of being rustic or gauche [syn: {rusticity},
         {gaucherie}] [ant: {urbanity}]
    2: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas}, {gaffe},
       {solecism}, {slip}, {gaucherie}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gaucherie \Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]
   An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "gaucherie":
      bad job, bevue, blunder, bobble, boggle, bonehead play, boner,
      boo-boo, botch, bungle, clumsy performance, error, etourderie,
      flub, fluff, foozle, fumble, hash, mess, miscue, mistake, muff,
      off day, sad work, slip, stumble, trip

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