gaucherie C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˌɡoʊʃəˈɹiː/ UK /ˌɡoʊʃəˈɹiː/ See IPA manual Freq #341258 Meanings 1 noun a socially awkward or tactless act Interrupting the host was an embarrassing gaucherie. 2 noun the quality of being rustic or gauche His gaucherie made formal dinners uncomfortable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a socially awkward or... slip 2 noun · the quality of being rustic... rusticity Etymology Borrowed from French gaucherie. Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gaucherie **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɡoʊʃəˈɹiː/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɡoʊʃəˈɹiː/ **Frequency rank:** 341258 ## Meanings 1. a socially awkward or tactless act 2. the quality of being rustic or gauche ## Examples - Interrupting the host was an embarrassing gaucherie. - His gaucherie made formal dinners uncomfortable. ## Synonyms - slip - rusticity ## Etymology Borrowed from French gaucherie. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown