Definition of "gaucherie" [‖Gauche•rie]

• An awkward or tactless act, manner, or expression. (noun)
• A lack of tact; awkwardness. (noun)

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• "Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today described the behaviour of MPs in Parliament over the issue of increasing their salaries as "gaucherie", saying this gives a wrong impression about those who are in politics."
• "A few men suppress coughs, but most people in the room are hard of hearing, so the minor gaucherie passes without notice."
• "But he has allowed his enemies to represent him as a figure of immense gaucherie, cynicism, and stupidity."