n. [ Possibly contr. fr. godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf. Gammer. ] 1. An old fellow; an aged rustic. [ 1913 Webster ]
Go to each gaffer and each goody. Fawkes. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when addressed to an aged man in humble life. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[plǿi kai] (v, exp) EN: make a fool of oneself ; manifest one's stupidity ; make a faux pas ; make a blunder ; make a gaffe ; pull a boner FR: gaffer ; commettre une bévue ; faire une gaffe (fam.) ; faire une boulette (fig. - fam.)
[しつげん, shitsugen] (n, vs) verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
gaffe \gaffe\ (g[a^]f), n.
A socially awkward or tactless act.
Syn: faux-pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gaffe
n 1: a socially awkward or tactless act [syn: {faux pas},
{gaffe}, {solecism}, {slip}, {gaucherie}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
gaffe /gafə/
gape
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
