gauche

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgəʊʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/goʊʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gōsh)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
gauche /goʊʃ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. lacking social grace;
    awkward;
    tactless:a gauche remark.
gauche•ly, adv. 
gauche•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
gauche  (gōsh),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness;
    awkward;
    crude;
    tactless:Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
  • Gmc
  • French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer
  • 1745–55
gauche′ly, adv. 
gauche′ness, n. 
    inept, clumsy, maladroit; coarse, gross, uncouth.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gauche / ɡəʊʃ/
  1. lacking ease of manner; tactless
Etymology: 18th Century: French: awkward, left, from Old French gauchir to swerve, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to Old High German wankōn to staggerˈgauchelyˈgaucheness
'gauche' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
MG - gaucherie - indelicate - left-hand dagger - main gauche - maladroit - obtuse - à gauche

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