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noun • a socially awkward or tactless act | ||||||||
| 41% | 11 | Social faux pas | ||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • the quality of an embarrassing situation • the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant • the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) • trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape | ||||||||
| 41% | 8 | Physiological response to a social faux pas | ||||||
adjective satellite • having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset | ||||||||
Faux Pas Boss Cut Short
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GAFFE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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GAFFE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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